Glossary

Term	Description
Identifiable	An object supporting URI based identification.
Artifact	A reference to a repository based resource.
ResourceDescription	A type describing an Internet based resource.
Disclosure	A type describing an act of disclosure of an Artifact.
Receipt	A type used to provide proof to a client of an act dealing with registration, modification, or retraction of an artifact from a Registry.
Registry	An service through which a client can register a resource description or existing disclosure instance.
Directory	An interface through which a client can invoke requests enabling the discovery of artifact descriptions based on supplied filters.