IUCr Committee for the Maintenance of the CIF Standard
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The IUCr Committee for the Maintenance of the CIF Standard is an International Union of Crystallography body responsible for overseeing, updating, and ensuring the integrity of the Crystallographic Information Framework (CIF) data standard used in crystallography.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| IUCr Committee for the Maintenance of the CIF Standard canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6387525 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: IUCr Committee for the Maintenance of the CIF Standard Context triple: [Crystallographic Information Framework, governingBody, IUCr Committee for the Maintenance of the CIF Standard]
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A.
International Tables for Crystallography
International Tables for Crystallography is a comprehensive, authoritative multi-volume reference work that provides standardized data, symmetry information, and methodologies essential for crystallographic research and practice.
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B.
Crystallographic Information Framework
The Crystallographic Information Framework is a standardized data format and ontology used worldwide for representing, exchanging, and archiving crystallographic and related structural science data.
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C.
IUCrJ
IUCrJ is a peer-reviewed open-access journal of the International Union of Crystallography that publishes high-impact research across all areas of crystallography and structural science.
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D.
International Union of Crystallography
The International Union of Crystallography is a global scientific organization that promotes international cooperation in crystallography, sets standards, and publishes key journals and reference works in the field.
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E.
Commission on Crystallographic Nomenclature
The Commission on Crystallographic Nomenclature is a specialist body that oversees and standardizes the terminology and symbols used in crystallography to ensure clarity and consistency in the field.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: IUCr Committee for the Maintenance of the CIF Standard Target entity description: The IUCr Committee for the Maintenance of the CIF Standard is an International Union of Crystallography body responsible for overseeing, updating, and ensuring the integrity of the Crystallographic Information Framework (CIF) data standard used in crystallography.
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A.
International Tables for Crystallography
International Tables for Crystallography is a comprehensive, authoritative multi-volume reference work that provides standardized data, symmetry information, and methodologies essential for crystallographic research and practice.
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B.
Crystallographic Information Framework
The Crystallographic Information Framework is a standardized data format and ontology used worldwide for representing, exchanging, and archiving crystallographic and related structural science data.
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C.
IUCrJ
IUCrJ is a peer-reviewed open-access journal of the International Union of Crystallography that publishes high-impact research across all areas of crystallography and structural science.
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D.
International Union of Crystallography
The International Union of Crystallography is a global scientific organization that promotes international cooperation in crystallography, sets standards, and publishes key journals and reference works in the field.
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E.
Commission on Crystallographic Nomenclature
The Commission on Crystallographic Nomenclature is a specialist body that oversees and standardizes the terminology and symbols used in crystallography to ensure clarity and consistency in the field.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
body of the International Union of Crystallography
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scientific committee ⓘ standards committee ⓘ |
| affiliation |
IUCr Commission on Crystallographic Nomenclature
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linked to:
Commission on Crystallographic Nomenclature
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| appliesTo |
macromolecular crystallography data
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powder diffraction data ⓘ single-crystal diffraction data ⓘ small-molecule crystallography data ⓘ |
| areaOfWork |
data representation in crystallography
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interoperability of crystallographic data ⓘ scientific data standards ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
IUCr Commissions
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IUCr journals ⓘ crystallographic databases ⓘ |
| country | international ⓘ |
| domain |
scientific information management
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structural science ⓘ |
| establishedBy | International Union of Crystallography ⓘ |
| field | crystallography ⓘ |
| follows | policies of the International Union of Crystallography ⓘ |
| goal |
to ensure consistency of crystallographic data across software and databases
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to support automated processing of crystallographic data ⓘ to support long-term preservation of crystallographic data ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | COMCIFS ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | International Union of Crystallography ⓘ |
| partOf | International Union of Crystallography ⓘ |
| purpose |
to ensure the integrity of the Crystallographic Information Framework standard
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to maintain the Crystallographic Information Framework standard ⓘ to oversee the Crystallographic Information Framework standard ⓘ to update the Crystallographic Information Framework standard ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
CIF data definitions
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CIF dictionaries ⓘ CIF syntax rules ⓘ Crystallographic Information Framework ⓘ |
| scope |
approval of new CIF data definitions
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definition of data items used in crystallography ⓘ governance of changes to CIF dictionaries ⓘ maintenance of controlled vocabularies for crystallographic data ⓘ |
| standardizes |
archival formats for crystallographic data
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exchange formats for crystallographic data ⓘ machine-readable representation of crystallographic data ⓘ |
| usesLanguage | English ⓘ |
| website | https://www.iucr.org/resources/cif/comcifs ⓘ |
| worksOn |
CIF core dictionary
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linked to:
CIF2
CIF macromolecular dictionary ⓘ
linked to:
PDBx/mmCIF dictionary
CIF powder diffraction dictionary ⓘ
linked to:
Crystallographic Information Framework
CIF symmetry dictionary ⓘ
linked to:
CIF2
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: IUCr Committee for the Maintenance of the CIF Standard Description of subject: The IUCr Committee for the Maintenance of the CIF Standard is an International Union of Crystallography body responsible for overseeing, updating, and ensuring the integrity of the Crystallographic Information Framework (CIF) data standard used in crystallography.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Crystallographic Information Framework
→
governingBody
→
IUCr Committee for the Maintenance of the CIF Standard
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