Resource

A Resource is an entity that can be used to accomplish a task.

• AKA: Finite Resource.
• Example(s):
  • an Economic Resource.
  • a Biological Resource.
  • a Computing Resource.
• See: Expensive Resource, Inexpensive Resource.

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References

2009

• (WordNet, 2009) ⇒ http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=resource
  • S: (n) resource (available source of wealth; a new or reserve supply that can be drawn upon when needed)
  • S: (n) resource (a source of aid or support that may be drawn upon when needed) "the local library is a valuable resource"
  • S: (n) resource, resourcefulness, imagination (the ability to deal resourcefully with unusual problems) "a man of resource"

2005

• (Woodley, 2005b) ⇒ Mary S. Woodley, Gail Clement, and Pete Winn. (2005). “DCMI Glossary." Dublin Core Metadata Initiative.
  • resource: A resource is anything that has identity. Familiar examples include an electronic document, an image, a service (e.g., "today's weather report for Los Angeles"), and a collection of other resources. Not all resources are network "retrievable"; e.g., human beings, corporations, and bound books in a library can also be considered resources. http://dublincore.org/documents/2003/04/02/dc-xml-guidelines/

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