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SoftWare Hash IDentifier

The SoftWare Hash IDentifier (SWHID) is a persistent identifier used to uniquely identify a particular piece of software source code and its version. SWHID is a standard similar to the DOI, but is tailored specifically for software source code, compatible with versioning software such as git.

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Acronym
SWHID
Example
swh:1:dir:df32c75242bf8d797ccd43af8ce8e294f35cd8fd
Full name
SoftWare Hash IDentifier

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SoftWare Hash IDentifier

Nodes20
Edges19
Triples17
Avg. degree1.9
Density0.1
Components1

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SoftWare Hash IDentifier

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related to history · 12
SoftWare Hash IDentifier → Academic Research Free Software, As, French, Guix, HAL, Software Heritage, Software Heritage's, SWHIDs, The, The SoftWare Hash IDentifier, URL, Zenodo
Acronym · 1
SoftWare Hash IDentifier → SWHID
Example · 1
SoftWare Hash IDentifier → swh:1:dir:df32c75242bf8d797ccd43af8ce8e294f35cd8fd
Full name · 1
SoftWare Hash IDentifier → SoftWare Hash IDentifier
Website · 1
SoftWare Hash IDentifier → swhid.org

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Important terminology

software swhid source code identifier used hash swhids standard iso version external specification 2025 piece different components versions package name

Entity relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
SoftWare Hash IDentifierAcronymSWHID1.00infobox
SoftWare Hash IDentifierExampleswh:1:dir:df32c75242bf8d797ccd43af8ce8e294f35cd8fd1.00infobox
SoftWare Hash IDentifierFull nameSoftWare Hash IDentifier1.00infobox
SoftWare Hash IDentifierWebsiteswhid.org1.00infobox
git.An SWHID can be used to point to different components or versions of the source code of a software packageinstance ofcompatible with versioning software0.80text
SoftWare Hash IDentifierrelated to historyThe SoftWare Hash IDentifier0.60section
SoftWare Hash IDentifierrelated to historySoftware Heritage0.60section
SoftWare Hash IDentifierrelated to historySoftware Heritage's0.60section
SoftWare Hash IDentifierrelated to historySWHIDs0.60section
SoftWare Hash IDentifierrelated to historyAs0.60section
SoftWare Hash IDentifierrelated to historyHAL0.60section
SoftWare Hash IDentifierrelated to historyZenodo0.60section

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