persistent identifier

Long-lasting digital name

EntityQ420330

Also known as PID · persistent identification · standard identifier

Subclass of: identifier

Overview

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A persistent identifier is a long-lasting identifier to a document, file, web page, or other object. The term "persistent identifier" is usually used in the context of digital objects that are accessible over the Internet. Typically, such an identifier is not only persistent but actionable: you can plug it into a web browser and be taken to the identified source.

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31 statements · 16% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations

Opposite of: non-persistent identifier
Has characteristic: uniqueness relative to: spacetime · nature of statement: sometimes · statement is subject of: globally unique identifier
uniqueness relative to: set · nature of statement: sometimes · statement is subject of: unique identifier
permanence nature of statement: expected
multiplicity nature of statement: sometimes
never changes nature of statement: often, expected
Uses property: ORCID iD
DOI
PubMed publication ID
Different from: unique identifier
globally unique identifier
universally unique identifier
PID controler
Short name: PID
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Sources
1.clarin.eu/glossaryRetrieved 2020-07-12
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14 identifiers linking persistent identifier across the web's reference databases

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statements

16%

externally sourced

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AIDB. (2026). persistent identifier (Q420330). Retrieved from https://aidb.si/e/persistent-identifier-Q420330