The following table defines various terms: A program that supports asynchronous transfer of large files. For instructions, refer to Preparing to Use Globus. For Globus-specific terms, refer to the following glossary:Term Definition collection A folder for a dataset or project. A collection might have one or more collections within it. A collection can be identified by a custom collection type such as Project, Study, Sample, and so on. collection path The unique location of each collection. metadata Attribute values associated with your data in the archive. Metadata describe the data, such as the date and origin of creation, its contents, its condition, its processing, or its associations to other objects. Metadata can make data searches faster, more specific, and also enable and promote data sharing among scientists. The system automatically generates some metadata for each collection or file in the archive. Some data might also have custom (user-defined) attributes. attribute A field for a piece of information that helps to describe your data. data file A file that will be or has been uploaded. It can be a single file or a compressed file. data file path The unique location of each data file. synchronous Transfer of files using processes that run sequentially. This type of transfer is not optimal for large files. asynchronous High performance transfer (upload or download) of large files, using processes that run independently of other processes. Globus endpoint A destination that represents a location on a file transfer service server, such as gridftp. UUID The Universally Unique Identifier for a data entity. upload Transfer data (collections, files, and/or metadata) from another system (such as your file system or Globus). download Transfer data (collections, files, and/or metadata) to another system (such as your file system or Globus).
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