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_software.contact_author
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Item name
_software.contact_author
Category name
software
Attribute name
contact_author
Required in PDB entries
no
Used in current PDB entries
Yes, in about 17.7 % of entries
Item Description
The recognized contact author of the software. This could be the original author, someone who has modified the code or someone who maintains the code. It should be the person most commonly associated with the code.
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