Glossary of Terms

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Patent

It is a set of exclusive rights granted by a sovereign state to an inventor or their assignee for a limited period of time, inexchange for the public disclosure of the invention.

Peer Review

It is the evaluation of work by one or more people of competence to the producers of the work. It constitutes a form of self-regulation by qualified members of a profession within the relevant field.

Primary Sources

They provide first-hand testimony or direct evidence concerning a topic under investigation. They are created by witnesses or recorders who experienced the events or conditions being documented.