diff --git a/_services/concept.md b/_services/concept.md index 78291c5..ef0a13d 100644 --- a/_services/concept.md +++ b/_services/concept.md @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ by this publisher under a specific project. The CyCAT url is composed of two nam ## What is an UUID? A [universally unique identifier (UUID)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universally_unique_identifier) is a 128-bit number used to identify information in computer systems also known as GUID. -CyCAT use such UUID to reference items produced in a collection. CyCAT, by default, will use any existing UUID already assigned by the publisher. If not present or there is no item present, +CyCAT uses such UUID to reference items produced in a collection. CyCAT, by default, will use any existing UUID already assigned by the publisher. If not present or there is no item present, a fixed value is then calculated from the UUID namespace of CyCAT combined with `publisher-short-name:project-short-name`. ## Publisher namespace