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The '''''SoftWare Hash IDentifier''''' ('''SWHID''') is a persistent identifier used to uniquely identify a particular piece of software [[source code]] and its version. SWHID is a standard similar to the [[Digital Object Identifier|DOI]], but is tailored specifically for software source code,<ref name="ProgrammingHistorianFr_preserving_identifying" /> compatible with versioning software such as [[git]].
 
A SWHID can be used to point to different components or historyversions stagesof betweenthe version,source snapshot,code revision,of directorya orsoftware contentpackage.<ref name="ProgrammingHistorianFr_preserving_identifying" />
 
== Creation and history ==