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A glossary of terms related to data portability at Meta

Adapter - The code that provides the translation between a destination’s core infrastructure and the DTP environment. Data Adapters translate destination’s API data into DTP common data models, and vice versa

Data Portability – A concept that enables users to transfer a copy of their data from one service or platform to another.

Data Transfer Project (DTP) – An open source project that facilitates the development of adapters required for transferring data between services. DTP is a collaboration of organizations committed to building a common framework with open-source code that can connect any two online service providers, enabling a seamless, direct, user initiated portability of data between the two platforms.

Destination - The app or service provider that the person is transferring their data to.

OAuth - An industry-standard protocol for authorization.

Scope - A mechanism in OAuth 2.0 to limit an application's access to a user's account.

Transfer a Copy of Your Information (TYI) – Data transfer tool available on Meta platforms that allows people to securely transfer a copy of some of their information to another service.

Download Your Information (DYI) - Data access and portability tool available on Meta platforms that allows people to download a copy of their data to their device or to securely transfer a copy of their data to another service.

See DTP open source glossary here.