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 The normative specification of the TAP Attribute Dictionary is an abstract data model -- it must be mapped to specific formats and protocols to be expressed in code. 
 
-TAP uses the word "schema" as a rather broad and loose term for data models generally. However, beyond that, TAP provides careful definitions of two specific schema-related terms, "format" and "protocol".
+TAP uses the word "schema" as a rather broad and loose term for data models generally. However, beyond that, TAP provides careful definitions of two specific schema-related terms, "representation" and "protocol".
 
 * **Representation**: Mappings of the TAP Attribute Dictionary entries to a specific markup form, such as
   JSON, XML, LDAP, or YAML.