Class: data object

An object that primarily consists of symbols that represent information. Files, records, and omics data are examples of data objects.

URI: nmdc:DataObject

Identifier prefixes

• GOLD

Parents

• is_a: NamedThing - a databased entity or concept/class

Referenced by Class

• Database data object set _0..* DataObject

Attributes

Own

• file size bytes _0..1

  • Description: Size of the file in bytes

  • Range: Bytes

• md5 checksum _0..1

  • Description: MD5 checksum of file (pre-compressed)

  • Range: String

• data object type _0..1

  • Description: The type of file represented by the data object.

  • Range: [file type enum](file type enum.md)

  • Example: FT ICR-MS Analysis Results None

  • Example: GC-MS Metabolomics Results None

• compression type _0..1

  • Description: If provided, specifies the compression type

  • Range: String

  • Example: gzip None

• was generated by _0..1

  • Range: Activity

• url _0..1

  • Range: String

• type _0..1

  • Description: An optional string that specifies the type object. This is used to allow for searches for different kinds of objects.

  • Range: String

  • Example: nmdc:Biosample None

  • Example: nmdc:Study None

• data object➞name _1..1

  • Description: A human readable label for an entity

  • Range: String

• data object➞description _1..1

  • Description: a human-readable description of a thing

  • Range: String

Inherited from named thing:

• id _1..1

  • Description: A unique identifier for a thing. Must be either a CURIE shorthand for a URI or a complete URI

  • Range: String

• alternative identifiers _0..*

  • Description: A list of alternative identifiers for the entity.

  • Range: String

Other properties

In Subsets:		data object subset