FAIRsharing record for: FAIR Principles for Research Software - F1. Software is assigned a globally unique and persistent identifier

This FAIRsharing record describes: 'F1. Software is assigned a globally unique and persistent identifier' requires that a piece of software is given an identifier which is both globally unique (not used to identify any other object, even on a different system) and persistent (long-lasting, including its resolution - the ability to use it to get to the identified source). The use of globally unique and persistent identifiers enables adherence to many of the other FAIR4RS Principles by removing ambiguity (for humans and machines) around what software (or part of it) is being referenced. Complexities around software granularity (the “level of detail being implemented”) and software
versions (the “changes between implementations”) are addressed by F1.1 and F1.2. This principle also relates to enabling accessibility to software, specifically A1.