NAN Terminology

Term	Definition	Component
NAN	Network for Advanced NMR — a collaborative initiative that democratizes access to high-field NMR, provides data stewardship, and offers shared 1.1 GHz instruments via a unified web portal.	Entire platform
NDTS	NAN Data Transport System — automated pipeline (Daemon → Gateway → Receiver → Parser) that harvests spectrometer data and loads it into the central repository.	Data-transfer infrastructure
Daemon	NDTS workstation process that detects finished experiments, bundles metadata, and forwards data to the Gateway.	NDTS
Gateway	NDTS computer inside each facility that aggregates data from Daemons and relays it to the central Receiver.	NDTS
Receiver	NDTS service in the UConn Health datacenter that accepts data from Gateways before parsing.	NDTS
Parser	NDTS service that extracts metadata, writes database entries, and stores datasets to primary and disaster-recovery storage.	NDTS
NDTS GUI	Web interface for monitoring NDTS transfers, viewing logs, and configuring endpoints.	NDTS
Data Browser	Suite of dashboards (Datasets, Samples, Collections, My Permissions) for searching, filtering, and organizing experimental data.	Portal
Dataset Browser	Dashboard within the Data Browser focused on searching and filtering datasets.	Portal – Data Browser
Sample Browser	Dashboard for browsing sample-level metadata and associated datasets.	Portal – Data Browser
Collection Browser	Interface for exploring user-defined or automatic dataset collections.	Portal – Data Browser
Resource Connector	Public landing area that lists NAN facilities, instruments, KBs, and other resources.	Portal
Facility Dashboard	Privileged interface for facility staff to manage facility and instrument metadata, users, and NDTS settings.	Management dashboards
Lab Administration	PI-only dashboard for managing lab members, projects, funding sources, and permissions.	Management dashboards
UHF Access	Online request system that allocates time on the two 1.1 GHz spectrometers through a peer-review process.	Portal
Knowledgebases (KBs)	Curated educational content (novice KBs, datasets, isotope pages, vignettes) showing how NMR solves scientific problems.	Knowledgebase suite
Knowledgebase Datasets	Fully vetted experimental datasets with pulse programs, parameters, and processing scripts linked from KB pages.	Knowledgebase suite
Materials Periodic Table	Interactive periodic table highlighting NMR-active isotopes and their properties, with links to isotope KB content.	Knowledgebase suite
Vignette Library	Collection of concise summaries of published studies that used NMR, linked from KBs and isotope pages.	Knowledgebase suite
vNOC	Virtual NAN Operations Center presenting real-time dashboards (public, user, PI, facility views) for network status and metrics.	Operations dashboards
NAN Archive	Backend archive where NAN data reside (PostgreSQL metadata database, object storage, and disaster-recovery replicas).	Storage infrastructure
Sample	Physical or prepared material used for NMR experiments; carries metadata such as composition, tube type, and concentration.	Data model
Dataset	All raw and processed files produced by a single NMR experiment, plus associated metadata.	Data model
Published	Dataset state indicating a DOI has been minted and the record is immutable.	Data model – Publication status
Public	Access level where a dataset is visible to all visitors without authentication.	Data model – Access control
Project	Lab-level container grouping datasets, usually linked to specific funding.	Data model
Study	Sub-grouping under a project that aggregates datasets addressing a specific research question or manuscript.	Data model
Collection	User-defined or automatic grouping of datasets for presentation, sharing, or bulk download.	Data model
PI Delegate	Lab member designated by a PI to manage lab structure, datasets, and permissions with near-PI privileges.	Identity & permissions
NAN User	Authenticated account on the NAN portal with access to resources according to permissions.	Identity & permissions
NMRbox User	Legacy term for NAN User originating from the NMRbox virtual-machine service; functionally identical to NAN User.	Identity & permissions
Arbitrary Data	Files transferred via NDTS that are not recognized as standard NMR datasets; stored without parsing but tracked in metadata.	Data model / NDTS
Redundancy	Strategy of maintaining multiple synchronized copies of data (primary and DR storage) to prevent loss.	Storage infrastructure
Reassign	Portal action allowing ownership of datasets to be moved between projects or labs.	Portal – Management