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Science [r]: The organized body of knowledge based on non–trivial refutable concepts that can be verified or rejected on the base of observation and experimentation ^[e]
Scientific method [r]: The concept of systematic inquiry based on hypotheses and their testing in light of empirical evidence. ^[e]
Science 2.0 [r]: An umbrella term used to label the use of Web 2.0 tools for scientific purposes. ^[e]

Open Data [r]: Data that are publicly available for use, reuse and redistribution, typically for free via the World Wide Web. ^[e]
Open Access [r]: The free, immediate online access to the results of research, coupled with the right to use those results in new and innovative ways. ^[e]
Open Notebook Science [r]: The practice of keeping a research notebook in public by means of Web 2.0. ^[e]

Web 2.0 [r]: A description of the WWW that allows for greater social interaction between producers and consumers, authors and readers of content, to the point where such distinctions become meaningless. ^[e]
Open source software [r]: Software where the source code is freely modifiable and redistributable. ^[e]
Copyright [r]: An exclusive property grant on creative works granted to authors of those works for a period set by law. ^[e]
Copyleft [r]: The use of traditional copyright and intellectual property law to pursue goals of open sharing and collaboration. ^[e]
Creative Commons [r]: A 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to enabling the sharing of the digital heritage of humanity. ^[e]
Science Commons [r]: A branch of Creative Commons dedicated to making the results of scientific research available in public for use and reuse. ^[e]
Transparency (behaviour) [r]: A fundamental philosophy of total openness between individuals and organizations. ^[e]

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