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--- hortus:terminology [2026/04/08 11:02] – savino.frisardi
+++ hortus:terminology [2026/04/08 11:03] (current) – savino.frisardi
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 | **Discussion thread** | Comments / feedback | Structured comments attached to a project, event, resource, or post. | Discussions keep questions and answers attached to the right object instead of getting lost in email. |
 | **Draft** | Unsubmitted version | A work-in-progress record not yet submitted for approval/publication. | You can save work without publishing it yet. |
-^ Preferred term ^ Also seen as ^ What it means in HORTUS ^ What it means for you ^
 | **Event** | Workshop / webinar / seminar / conference | A time-bound activity with schedule, participants, and discussion. | Use Events to discover or publish academic activities. |
 | **Event registration** | Register to this event | The HORTUS-side participation action for an event. | It may signal your participation inside HORTUS; some events can also require external registration. |
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 | **Messaging** | Chat | Direct person-to-person communication inside HORTUS. | Use it to contact experts or continue conversations without leaving the platform. |
 | **Metadata Management** | My Metadata | The workspace area where metadata schemas are created, edited, submitted, and reused. | Advanced users can define how research objects should be described. |
-^ Preferred term ^ Also seen as ^ What it means in HORTUS ^ What it means for you ^
 | **Metadata schema** | Metadata format / metadata set | A reusable structure defining which metadata fields should describe a resource or document. | It is a template for description, not the content itself. |
 | **Metrics** | - | The analytics and dashboard area showing platform-level indicators. | It is for counts, activity indicators, and platform monitoring, not for publishing content. |
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 | **ORCID** | - | An external researcher identity service that HORTUS can use for sign-in and for importing profile information such as affiliations and publications. | ORCID is your persistent scholarly identifier. If you already keep your ORCID record up to date, HORTUS can reuse that information so you do not have to retype it. |
 | **ORCID import** | Profile import from ORCID | Pulling profile/publication data from ORCID into your public profile. | It can save time, but the manual warns it may replace some manually entered publication data. |
-^ Preferred term ^ Also seen as ^ What it means in HORTUS ^ What it means for you ^
 | **Pending moderation** | Waiting approval / submitted | A state after submission and before decision. | Your item exists, but reviewers still need to approve or reject it. |
 | **Project page** | Institutional Page / contextual landing page | A structured page representing a project, initiative, or sometimes a tool. | A project page is the public "home" of a research initiative, with tabs, members, linked resources, and discussions. |
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 | **Validation rules** | Field constraints | Rules that define what a metadata field accepts. | They improve data quality and consistency. |
 | **Visitor** | Unregistered user | A public user without authentication. | Visitors can browse many public pages, but cannot do private or contribution actions. |
-^ Preferred term ^ Also seen as ^ What it means in HORTUS ^ What it means for you ^
 | **VRE** | Virtual Research Environment | A D4Science working environment for a community. | Think of it as the infrastructure concept behind collaborative spaces. |
 | **Workspace document / file** | File, document | A stored item inside My Workspace or a project folder. | A file in HORTUS is not just an attachment; it can have metadata, versions, discussions, and share links. |
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-===== What HORTUS is (conceptually) =====
-HORTUS is not just:
-  * a storage system
-  * a social network
-  * a publication repository
-It is a **combined research environment** that integrates:
-  * collaboration
-  * publication
-  * data management
-  * dissemination
-All governed by a **moderation-based workflow** to ensure quality and consistency.
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