Table 1. Definitions of common acronyms.

Acronym	Definition	Description
BD2K	Big Data to Knowledge Program	An NIH Common Fund Program
DCIC	Data Coordination and Integration Center	Dedicated Center for processing and integrating the LINCS Data
DSGCs	Data Signature Generation Centers	6 Centers that generate the LINCS data by using more than 20 assays
DWG	Data Working Group	A LINCS working group with the goal of reviewing and improving specifications
FAIR principles	Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable principles	Guiding principles for facilitating the reusue of scholarly data
LDP	LINCS Data Portal	The primary web/data portal for accessing the LINCS Data
LDR	LINCS Data Registry	The main management system for the LINCS DCIC
LINCS	Library of Integrated Network-based Cellular Signatures	An NIH Common Fund program with the goal to establish a network-based understanding of biology