Platform component: Platform components can take the form of software applications (desktop or web-based) for human users or web services. A service may provide data (a data service), some kind of transformation (a transformation service), validation of data (validation service), or other data processing" (taken from the "platform vision"(http://cybertaxonomy.eu/blog/platform/))

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Platform Components Overview¶

To get an idea of what the platform consists we are working towards a simple diagram that shows central components and a bundle of components that can be used for collaborative taxonomic work.

For a richer textual description of the planned components please read the platform design draft.