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One of the objectives of CTWG is to provide TOIP WGs and TFs with:
- A cheap and easy way to define and curate the terms they need as a group, with minimal setup and learning curve.
- The ability to formally release versioned glossaries that show how terms are related, provide attribution to sources, and cross-reference terms to increase comprehension and accessibility of the group's work. Glossaries will include terms that the group needs, both terms defined by the group itself, or elsewhere.
To meet the first need, the CTWG is introducing terms wikis (the second need, for generating rich glossaries, will follow later). Terms wikis are simple websites that allow collaborative editing in a browser. They meet the "easy and cheap" criteria while allowing some sophisticated features under the hood. Think Google Docs, but with slightly more structure – or Wikipedia, but a whole lot simpler. You can learn how to use them in 5 minutes.
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