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* [[Disc ID]]: An ID calculated from the TOC of a CD. |
* [[Disc ID]]: An ID calculated from the TOC of a CD. |
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* [[PUID]]: The IDs used in the proprietary [[MusicDNS]] [[Audio Fingerprint|audio fingerprinting]] system operated by [[MusicIP]]. |
* [[PUID]]: The IDs used in the proprietary [[MusicDNS]] [[Audio Fingerprint|audio fingerprinting]] system operated by [[MusicIP]]. |
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* [[Barcode]]: Machine-readable numbers used as stock control mechanisms by retailers |
* [[Barcode]]: Machine-readable numbers used as stock control mechanisms by retailers. |
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* [[ISRC]]: The International Standard Recording Code, an identification system for audio and music video recordings |
* [[ISRC]]: The International Standard Recording Code, an identification system for audio and music video recordings. |
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Revision as of 20:35, 25 February 2010
MusicBrainz is a comprehensive music database that allows people and computers to have conversations about music; however, any musical entity being discussed must be uniquely identified for a discussion to have maximum value. To this end, MusicBrainz assigns a Universally Unique Identifier (UUID) to each musical entity within the MusicBrainz Database and refers to them as MusicBrainz Identifiers (MBIDs).
MusicBrainz assigns the following MBIDs:
- Artist MBIDs, used to identify an artist, use an absolute URI in the form of
http://musicbrainz.org/artist/<MBID>
- Label MBIDs, used to identify a label, use an absolute URI in the form of
http://musicbrainz.org/label/<MBID>
- Release MBIDs, used to identify a release, use an absolute URI in the form of
http://musicbrainz.org/release/<MBID>
- Release group MBIDs, used to identify a release group, use an absolute URI in the form of
http://musicbrainz.org/release-group/<MBID>
- Track MBIDs, used to identify a track, use an absolute URI in the form of
http://musicbrainz.org/track/<MBID>
These MBIDs are also used in the tagging process by various MusicBrainz Taggers. See MusicBrainz Tag for more detailed information.
Other identifiers used by MusicBrainz
- Disc ID: An ID calculated from the TOC of a CD.
- PUID: The IDs used in the proprietary MusicDNS audio fingerprinting system operated by MusicIP.
- Barcode: Machine-readable numbers used as stock control mechanisms by retailers.
- ISRC: The International Standard Recording Code, an identification system for audio and music video recordings.