Crystallographic Information Framework
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The Crystallographic Information Framework is a standardized data format and ontology used worldwide for representing, exchanging, and archiving crystallographic and related structural science data.
All labels observed (10)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1253881 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Crystallographic Information Framework Context triple: [International Union of Crystallography, developsStandard, Crystallographic Information Framework]
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Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre
The Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre is a leading research organization that curates and distributes the world’s primary database of small-molecule organic and metal-organic crystal structures for the scientific community.
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GSAS
GSAS is Harvard University's Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, which oversees most of the institution's PhD and many master's programs in the arts and sciences.
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American Crystallographic Association
The American Crystallographic Association is a scientific society dedicated to advancing the study of crystal structures and promoting research and education in crystallography.
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D.
International Union of Crystallography
The International Union of Crystallography is a global scientific organization that promotes international cooperation in crystallography, sets standards, and publishes key journals and reference works in the field.
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Molecular Foundry
The Molecular Foundry is a U.S. Department of Energy nanoscience research facility that provides state-of-the-art instrumentation and expertise for the design, synthesis, and characterization of nanoscale materials.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Crystallographic Information Framework Target entity description: The Crystallographic Information Framework is a standardized data format and ontology used worldwide for representing, exchanging, and archiving crystallographic and related structural science data.
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A.
Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre
The Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre is a leading research organization that curates and distributes the world’s primary database of small-molecule organic and metal-organic crystal structures for the scientific community.
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B.
GSAS
GSAS is Harvard University's Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, which oversees most of the institution's PhD and many master's programs in the arts and sciences.
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C.
American Crystallographic Association
The American Crystallographic Association is a scientific society dedicated to advancing the study of crystal structures and promoting research and education in crystallography.
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D.
International Union of Crystallography
The International Union of Crystallography is a global scientific organization that promotes international cooperation in crystallography, sets standards, and publishes key journals and reference works in the field.
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E.
Molecular Foundry
The Molecular Foundry is a U.S. Department of Energy nanoscience research facility that provides state-of-the-art instrumentation and expertise for the design, synthesis, and characterization of nanoscale materials.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
data format
ⓘ
ontology ⓘ scientific data standard ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
CIF
ⓘ
linked to:
Cif
|
| acronymOf | Crystallographic Information Framework ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
macromolecular crystallography
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materials science structures ⓘ powder diffraction ⓘ small-molecule crystallography ⓘ |
| basedOn | self-describing tagged data items ⓘ |
| characteristic |
human-readable text format
ⓘ
machine-parseable structure ⓘ |
| dataModel | key–value pairs with data names and values ⓘ |
| enables |
automatic checking of structural data consistency
ⓘ
linking of structural data with metadata dictionaries ⓘ |
| field |
crystallography
ⓘ
structural science ⓘ |
| goal |
ensuring reproducibility of structural results
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facilitation of data sharing in crystallography ⓘ standardization of crystallographic data representation ⓘ |
| governingBody | IUCr Committee for the Maintenance of the CIF Standard ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
CIF data files
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CIF dictionaries ⓘ CIF syntax ⓘ dictionary definition language ⓘ |
| hasFormat | .cif file extension ⓘ |
| hasVersion |
CIF1
ⓘ
CIF2 ⓘ |
| origin |
International Union of Crystallography data-standards initiative
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linked to:
International Union of Crystallography
|
| primaryDomain |
electron diffraction
ⓘ
neutron diffraction ⓘ x-ray crystallography ⓘ |
| relatedStandard |
STAR File syntax
ⓘ
imgCIF ⓘ mmCIF ⓘ
linked to:
Crystallographic Information Framework
|
| scope | crystallographic and related structural science data ⓘ |
| standardizedBy | International Union of Crystallography ⓘ |
| supports |
interoperable data exchange
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long-term data archiving ⓘ machine-readable crystallographic metadata ⓘ validation of crystallographic data ⓘ |
| use |
archiving crystallographic data
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exchanging crystallographic data ⓘ representing crystallographic data ⓘ |
| usedBy |
crystallographic databases
ⓘ
crystallographic software packages ⓘ journals in crystallography ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Crystallographic Information Framework Description of subject: The Crystallographic Information Framework is a standardized data format and ontology used worldwide for representing, exchanging, and archiving crystallographic and related structural science data.
Referenced by (20)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
International Union of Crystallography
→
developsStandard
→
Crystallographic Information Framework
ⓘ
linked to: Crystallographic Information Framework
linked to: Crystallographic Information Framework
linked to: Crystallographic Information Framework
Mercury crystallographic visualization software
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supportsFormat
→
Crystallographic Information File
ⓘ
linked to: Crystallographic Information Framework
linked to: Crystallographic Information Framework
IUCr Committee for the Maintenance of the CIF Standard
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responsibleFor
→
Crystallographic Information Framework
ⓘ
IUCr Committee for the Maintenance of the CIF Standard
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worksOn
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CIF powder diffraction dictionary
ⓘ
linked to: Crystallographic Information Framework
linked to: Crystallographic Information Framework
linked to: Crystallographic Information Framework
linked to: Crystallographic Information Framework
linked to: Crystallographic Information Framework
linked to: Crystallographic Information Framework
linked to: Crystallographic Information Framework
linked to: Crystallographic Information Framework
linked to: Crystallographic Information Framework