# Description

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The description is **mandatory** for all FAIRsharing records.

*Please also see the general information regarding our* [*minimal curation requirements*](https://fairsharing.gitbook.io/fairsharing/how-to-update-a-record#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should be a precise, standalone piece of unbiased prose that avoids unverifiable claims or numbers (as these go out of date).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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