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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]].
An SWHID can be used to point to different components or versions of the source code of a software package.<ref name="ProgrammingHistorianFr_preserving_identifying" /> It's an intrisic indentifier which can be calculated independently based on a software source code <ref>{{Cite web |language=en |title=Intrinsic and Extrinsic identifiers |url=https://www.softwareheritage.org/2020/07/09/intrinsic-vs-extrinsic-identifiers/ |website=Software Heritage |access-date=2025-05-24}}</ref>.
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