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Title: Terms

Text: This framework uses the following terms. Where terms are used without capitalization and are not otherwise defined in the [UMAcore], they are used in their normal sense.

{Individual}

A natural person (that is, a human being) with the capacity to take on contractual duties and obligations as a participant in an {UMA} interaction.

{Legal_Person}

A legal entity to which the law ascribes the ability to contract, such as a corporation, partnership, agency or government.

{Person}

An {Individual} or {Legal_Person}. {Persons} play various roles in achieving and seeking user-managed access, and the same {Person} might serve in multiple contractual roles.

{Conformance}

Claimed adherence of a running software program or service to the requirements of one or more of the roles "authorization server", "resource server", or "client", as defined in [UMAcore]. Software components play various roles in participating in the technical interactions necessary to achieve and seek user-managed access, and the same software component might serve in multiple technical roles.

{Resource_Subject}

The {Person} to whom a digital data resource relates.

{Grantor}

The {Person} who manages access to a digital data resource, either as its {Resource_Subject} or on that {Person}'s behalf.

{Authorization_Server}

A software service that fills the "authorization server" role as defined in [UMAcore].

{Authorization_Server_Operator}

A {Person} responsible for running and operating an {Authorization_Server}.

{Resource_Server}

A software service that fills the "resource server" role as defined in [UMAcore].

{Resource_Server_Operator}

A {Person} responsible for running and operating a {Resource_Server}.

{Client}

A software application or service that fills the "client" role as defined in [UMAcore].

{Client_Operator}

A {Person} responsible for running and operating a {Client}.

{Requesting_Party}

A {Person} that uses a {Client} to seek access to a protected resource. This {Person} may be an {Individual} or an {Legal_Person}. The {Requesting_Party} and the {Grantor} may be the same {Person} or different {Persons}.

{Requesting_Party_Agent}

A {Person} using a {Client} to seek access to a protected resource on behalf of a {Requesting_Party}. Typically this {Person} is an {Individual} acting on behalf of an {Legal_Person}.

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