ABCD
The Access to Biological Collection Data (ABCD) Schema is the product of a joint TDWG and CODATA initiative to develop a standard for distributed data retrieval from collection databases. The schema seeks to cover data exchange for all kingdoms and for both specimen and observation records.
Active (Participant) Node
A GBIF Participant Node is active when - independently of its current level of development - it is a) supporting the Participant in the establishment, coordination, or maintenance of a biodiversity information network or facility in the context of GBIF, and b) moving towards becoming fully functional. According to this definition any functional Participant Node must be active, but an active Node is not necessarily fully functional (e.g. a Node in an early stage of development).
API
Application Programming Interface - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Api.
