Table 1.

Overview of the FAIR data principles.

Term	Brief descriptiona
Findable	Data can be persistently identified manually and by machine automated processes through rich metadata deposition.
Accessible	(Meta)data are available through standardized protocols with clear authentication and authorization procedures.
Interoperable	Metadata use qualified formal, accessible, shared and broadly applicable language.
Reusable	(Meta)data are richly described and meet domain-relevant standards with clear usage licenses and detailed provenance.

^a Definitions summarized from Wilkinson et al.⁵³