The Ensembl glossary lists the terms, data types and file types that are used in Ensembl and describes how they are used.

Prefix
ensemblglossary
Alternative Prefixes
ENSGLOSSARY
Keywords
ontology
Version
2026-06-05
Links
Homepage OWL
Identifier Standards
Pattern for Local Unique Identifiers
Local unique identifiers in Ensembl Glossary should match this regular expression:
^\d{7}$
Example Local Unique Identifier
0000198   Resolve
Pattern for CURIES
Compact URIs (CURIEs) constructed from Ensembl Glossary should match this regular expression:
^ensemblglossary:\d{7}$
Example CURIE
ensemblglossary:0000198
Contacts
Contact
Missing Contact
Mappings to External Registries

Mappings from records in Bioregistry to external registries comprises the metaregistry. This resource has 1 mapping to an external registry.

Registry Name Registry Metaprefix External Prefix Curate
OLS EBI Ontology Lookup Service logo ols ensemblglossary
Providers

A provider turns a local unique identifiers from a resource into a URI. Many providers are also resolvable as URLs (i.e., they can be used in a web browser).

The local unique identifier 0000198 is used to demonstrate the providers available for Ensembl Glossary. Some providers may use a different example, which is displayed in the table below. A guide for curating additional providers can be found here.

Provider Name Provider Code URI
Ensembl Glossary ensemblglossary http://ensembl.org/glossary/ENSGLOSSARY_0000198
Bioregistry bioregistry https://bioregistry.io/ensemblglossary:0000198