Glosary

The following terms are used throughout the documentation. If you have any questions or need further clarification, please feel free to reach out.

• BIDS: Brain Imaging Data Structure, a standard for organizing and describing neuroimaging data.

• BIDS-flux: A modular and scalable infrastructure for managing and processing neuroimaging data.

• C-PIP: Canadian Paediatric Imaging Platform, a longitudinal study involving MRI scans and neuropsychological assessments.

• FAIR: Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable principles for data management.

• GitLab: A web-based DevOps lifecycle tool that provides a Git repository manager with wiki, issue-tracking, and CI/CD pipeline features.

• Git-annex: A tool for managing files with Git, allowing large files to be stored outside of the Git repository while still being tracked.

• MinIO: An open-source object storage server compatible with Amazon S3 APIs, used for scalable and secure data storage.

• MRI: Magnetic Resonance Imaging, a medical imaging technique used to visualize internal structures of the body.

• NIfTI: Neuroimaging Informatics Technology Initiative, a file format for storing neuroimaging data.

• S3: Amazon Simple Storage Service, an object storage service that offers industry-leading scalability, data availability, security, and performance.

• Repository: A git repository, a storage location for software packages, including code, documentation, and other files.

• Datalad: A data management tool that extends Git to handle large datasets, enabling version control and collaboration.

• Datalad Dataset: A dataset managed by Datalad, which can include various types of data and metadata.