Editing EPrints Glossary (section)

== P ==
=== Plugin ===
These are Perl modules that "Plug in" to the EPrints software to provide a particular piece of functionality.  Default plugins for [[#EPrints repository software|EPrints repository software]] can be found under the ''[[perl_lib/EPrints/Plugin/]]'' and ''[[flavours/pub_lib/plugins/EPrints/Plugin/]]'' directories  They break down into several categories.  The most prominent being:
* [[EPrints Glossary#Export plugin|Export plugins]]
* [[EPrints Glossary#Import plugin|Import plugins]]
* [[EPrints Glossary#Screen plugin|Screen plugins]]
Other plugin categories include [[#Box plugin|Box]], Convert, [[#Event plugin|Event]], InputForm, [[#Issue|Issues]], Search and Storage.  

[[How_to_contribute#Write_a_Plugin|Bespoke plugins]] can be written for an [[#Archive|archive]] and located in the archive's ''cfg/plugins/EPrints/Plugin/'' directory.

Often the term "[[#Bazaar plugin|Bazaar plugin]]" is used to refer to a package of functionality (a.k.a. [[#EPM|EPM]]) that can be installed from the [[#Bazaar|Bazaar]].  Although an EPM can often contain individual plugins, it is a complex set of files rather than a single plugin file.  If an EPM does contain individual plugins, they will be installed to the ''lib/plugins/EPrints/Plugin/'' directory.

=== Phrase ===
A phrase in [[#EPrints repository software|EPrints repository software]] is some text or HTML markup associated with an associated placeholder ID defined using [[Phrase_Format|EPrints' bespoke XML markup]].  Phrases have various purposes.  One is to ensure consistent use of terminology throughout the [[#Archive|archive]].  It also essential for supporting multi-language archives.  They are used for defining all [[#Metadata field|metadata field]] names and their [[#Help text|help texts]].  They are also used extensively in [[#Screen plugin|screen plugins]] to allow them to be customised with informative messages.

A prominent example of a phrase is an archive's name which is appears in the archive's ''[[archives/ARCHIVEID/cfg/lang/en/phrases/|cfg/lang/en/phrases]]/archive_name.xml'', as follows:
 <epp:phrase id="archive_name">Example Archive</epp:phrase>

=== Policies page ===
The policies page is a [[#Static page|static page]] available at the equivalent URL to:
 http://example.eprints.org/policies.html
The page contains policies for use of the [[#Archive|archive]] typically based on [https://scholarlycommunications.jiscinvolve.org/wp/2020/04/03/an-update-from-opendoar-policy-support-and-repositories-galore/ OpenDOAR].  This contains sections for:
* '''Metadata Policy''' stating the access rights and permissions for information describing items in the repository, and the minimum metadata requirements.
* '''Data Policy''' stating the access rights and (re-)use permissions for full-text and other full data items.
* '''Content Policy''' stating the types and versions of documents and datasets held.
* '''Submission Policy''' concerning eligible depositors, quality control and copyright statements.
* '''Preservation Policy''' concerning the long-term retention, migration, and withdrawal protocols.

=== Preview image ===
This is a thumbnails or larger image that is a snapshot of the uploaded [[#Document|document]].  This is typically displayed on the [[#Abstract page|abstract page]], where hovering over it will display a larger version, which may be useful in determining if the document in the one the [[#Visitor|visitor]] expected.  Preview images for a document can be generate from the command line using the [[API:bin/epadmin|epadmin]] command's ''redo_thumbnails'' option.

=== Preview tab ===
The preview tab is part of the [[#EPrint view page|eprint view page]] which displays a preview of the [[#Abstract page|abstract page]] for the [[#EPrint|eprint]].

=== Public facing pages ===
This is used to refer to web pages in an [[#Archive|archive]] that are accessible to [[#Visitors|visitors]] without need to login.  This are also sometimes referred to as [[#Front end pages|front end pages]].

=== Publication flavour ===
This is a [[#Flavour|flavour]] of [[#EPrints repository software|EPrints repository software]] version 3.4+.  It is intended to produce [[#Repository|repositories]] for research publications.  This code for this flavour was separated from the [[#Core codebase|core codebase]] for EPrints 3.4, so that EPrints as a whole could be more easily customisable for other purpose such as [[#Data flavour|research data]] and [[#Education flavour|open education]].  The separated code and configuration can be found under [[flavours/pub_lib/]], where configuration files override those under [[lib/]] but are overridden by those at an [[#Archive level|archive level]].

=== Publication record ===
Same as [[#EPrint|eprint]].