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{{Short description|Long-lasting digital name}}
[[File:FREYA-The-power-of-PIDs-V05-1.webm|thumb|thumbtime=2:38.0|An introduction to persistent identifiers and [[FAIR data]].]]
A '''persistent identifier''' ('''PI''' or '''PID''') is a long-lasting reference to a document, file, web page, or other object.
The term "persistent identifier" is usually used in the context of digital objects that are accessible over the Internet. Typically, such an identifier is not only persistent but actionable:<ref>John A. Kunze, "Towards Electronic Persistence Using ARK Identifiers," section 3, California Digital Library [https://confluence.ucop.edu/download/attachments/16744455/arkcdl.pdf]</ref> you can plug it into a web browser and be taken to the identified source.
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