Illustration
  • PubDictionaries is a public repository of dictionaries.
  • A dictionary is a collection of labels and their corresponding identifiers, e.g.,
    • Human → NCBITaxon_9606
    • Alzheimerdisease → HP_0002511
    • ...
  • An identifier may be a URI (uniform resource identifier), or one for a database entry.
  • A label is a natural language term which refers to the the object identified by the corresponding identifier.
  • Identifiers are unambiguous, and are basis of information systems.
  • Terms are human-friendly, and are basis of human-facing interfaces.
  • Dictionaries thus play a crucial role for developing human-friendly user interfaces for information systems.
  • PubDictionaries is developed to share dictionaries and make them immediately action.
  • Anyone can upload his/her dictionaries in TSV (tab-separeted values).
  • Then, it will immediately become ready for action, e.g., to annotate text, through REST API.