FAIRsharing record for: FAIR Principles for Research Software - R1. Software is described with a plurality of accurate and relevant attributes

This FAIRsharing record describes: 'R1. Software is described with a plurality of accurate and relevant attributes' states that it is easier to reuse (and find) software if there are many descriptive labels attached to it. F2 requires software to be described by rich metadata. References provided by applying I2 can help document the use and purpose of the software. Software should be described for the categories of R1.1 (license), R1.2 (provenance), and additionally address the categories of metadata that facilitate reuse. Relevant attributes can be determined by repositories, and by communities who create and reuse software. Plurality means that, where possible, multiple
terms for the same, similar, or overlapping concepts should be provided to enable the broadest possible reuse. Metadata and documentation are distinct, potentially complementary, concepts. Metadata about software can be included in documentation, or in the code itself, or in a separate location. Metadata included in the documentation are generally not machine readable, or indexable. This does, however, support the reusability of software particularly from a human perspective.