> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://fairsharing.gitbook.io/fairsharing/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://fairsharing.gitbook.io/fairsharing/record-sections-and-fields/general-information/description.md).

# Description

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**Why is this important?**

A clear description helps users quickly understand the purpose, scope and intended audience of your resource, allowing them to determine whether it is relevant to their work.

**FAIR:** Supports **Findability** and **Reusability** by providing rich metadata that helps people and software understand and discover your resource.
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The description is **mandatory** for all FAIRsharing records.

*Please also see the general information regarding our* [*minimal curation requirements*](/fairsharing/record-sections-and-fields/how-to-update-a-record.md#minimal-curation-requirements)*.*
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**A summary of your resource and its purpose.** 

This field is usually plain text but Markdown is also supported and will be displayed on record pages. The description should be a precise, standalone piece of unbiased prose that avoids unverifiable claims or numbers (as these go out of date).

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This is a free text field
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