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## TAP Core Person Schema

The [TAP Core Person Schema](tap-core-person-schema.adoc) defines a dictionary of common
The [TAP Attribute Dictiohnary](tap-core-person-schema.adoc) defines a dictionary of common
attributes used across various components of the TAP portfolio. The
authoritative Core Schema is abstract -- it cannot be used directly, but is
best thought of as an *attribute library* that can be used to construct other
documents.
normative specification of the TAP Attribute Dictionary is abstract -- it cannot be used directly, but is
best thought of as an *attribute library* that can be used to construct othe documents.

The following types of documents are defined as part of the Core Schema library:
The following types of documents are defined as part of the TAP Attribute Dictionary:

* **Representations**: Mappings of the Core Schema to a specific form, such as


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

* **Profiles**: Selections of Core Schema attributes for a particular purpose.

* **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.

As an example, the **eduPerson LDAP Schema** would be a *Protocol* that
references the *eduPerson Profile* and the *LDAP Representation*.
As an example, **eduPerson LDAP** would be an LDAP **Protocol** expressed in LDAP **format**.

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