To know

Useful knowledge and important terms

On the following pages you will find useful Info about Digital Asset Management systems ( DAM systems) and image databases.

These include, for example, the questions:

What is a digital asset ?
What is the difference between frontend and backend ?
What is metadata and where can I find it?
What purpose do (work) folders ?
What is a watermark and what can it be used for?
When does it make sense to use an image database ?
What is the difference between classic client-based software and web-based software ?

Alphabetical overview of the glossary:

A

Exchange format
API (interface)

b

C

Client based

D

E

F

Front end

G

H

Hosting

I

J

K

L

Linked Open Data (LOD)

M

N

Authority data

O

P

portal

Q

R

S

Structure standards (metadata)
Interface ( API )

T

U

v

W

Web based

X,Y,Z

Design access