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(2013). \"PROV Model Primer.\" W3C Working Group Note. https://www.w3.org/TR/prov-primer/\n- W3C. (2013). \"PROV-O: The PROV Ontology.\" W3C Recommendation. https://www.w3.org/TR/prov-o/\n- Lebo, T., Sahoo, S., McGuinness, D., et al. 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Security](https://miscsubjects.com/a/what-is-capability-security)\n- [What Is a Capability Token](https://miscsubjects.com/a/what-is-capability-token)\n- [What Is a Confused Deputy](https://miscsubjects.com/a/what-is-confused-deputy)\n- [What Is Context as Cursor](https://miscsubjects.com/a/what-is-context-as-cursor)\n- [What Is a Convergence Catalogue](https://miscsubjects.com/a/what-is-convergence-catalogue)\n- [What Is a Falsification Surface](https://miscsubjects.com/a/what-is-falsification-surface)\n- [What Is 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