Usage preference
A machine-readable statement of desired conditions for collection, training, retrieval, or other processing.
What Usage preference does not show
Preference is not authentication, authorization, licensing, or enforcement.
Terms this definition uses
Related terms in Governance and rights
Who may use content for what: rights reservations, opt-outs, licences, model documentation and the accountability vocabulary around them.
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Questions about Usage preference
What is Usage preference?
A machine-readable statement of desired conditions for collection, training, retrieval, or other processing.
What does Usage preference not show or guarantee?
Preference is not authentication, authorization, licensing, or enforcement.
Which area of the glossary does Usage preference belong to?
Governance and rights: Who may use content for what: rights reservations, opt-outs, licences, model documentation and the accountability vocabulary around them.
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