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normative documentation of the TAP Attribute Dictionary is abstract -- it is designed to be used only when mapped to specific formats and protocols. It is
best thought of as an *attribute library* that can be drawn from to construct other documents, specifications, and software artifacts.

When discussing schema, TAP uses two terms, formatting and protocol, in quite specific ways.
When discussing schema, TAP defines two terms, formatting and protocol, in quite specific ways.

* **Formatting**: Mappings of the TAP Attribute Dictionary entries to a specific form, such as
* **Formatting**: Mappings of the TAP Attribute Dictionary entries to a specific markup form, such as
JSON, XML, or YAML.
* [TAP Attribute Dictionary: How to Create a JSON Representation](tap-core-person-schema-create-json-representation.adoc) (CS-JSON)

* **Protocols**: A specification for implementation, based on a Representation
and perhaps a Profile. Of all the Core Schema documents, only Protocols are
actually implementable in software.
* **Protocols**: A formal specification defining the way two entities interoperate to accomplish a specific action. Protocols are
designed to be implementable in software.

As an example, **eduPerson LDAP** would be the eduPerson schema expressed in the **format** specified in RFC4519 LDAP Schema for User Applications for use with the LDAPv3 **Protocol**
As an example, **eduPerson LDIF** would refer to the eduPerson schema expressed in the **format** defined in _RFC2849 The LDAP Data Interchange Format (LDIF) - Technical Specification_

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