@@ -147,6 +147,40 @@ Glossary
147147 multiple individual distributions.
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150+ License Classifier
151+
152+ A PyPI Trove classifier
153+ (as :ref: `described <core-metadata-classifier >`
154+ in the :term: `Core Metadata ` specification)
155+ which begins with ``License :: ``.
156+
157+
158+ License Expression
159+ SPDX Expression
160+
161+ A string with valid SPDX license expression syntax,
162+ including one or more SPDX :term: `License Identifier `\( s),
163+ which describes a :term: `Project `'s license(s)
164+ and how they inter-relate.
165+ Examples:
166+ ``GPL-3.0-or-later ``,
167+ ``MIT AND (Apache-2.0 OR BSD-2-Clause) ``
168+
169+
170+ License Identifier
171+ SPDX Identifier
172+
173+ A valid SPDX short-form license identifier,
174+ originally specified in :pep: `639 `.
175+ This includes all valid SPDX identifiers and
176+ the custom ``LicenseRef-[idstring] `` strings conforming to the
177+ SPDX specification.
178+ Examples:
179+ ``MIT ``,
180+ ``GPL-3.0-only ``,
181+ ``LicenseRef-My-Custom-License ``
182+
183+
150184 Module
151185
152186 The basic unit of code reusability in Python, existing in one of two
@@ -313,6 +347,23 @@ Glossary
313347 docs on :ref: `pip:Requirements Files `.
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350+ Root License Directory
351+ License Directory
352+
353+ The directory under which license files are stored in a
354+ :term: `Project Source Tree `, :term: `Distribution Archive `
355+ or :term: `Installed Project `.
356+ For a :term: `Project Source Tree ` or
357+ :term: `Source Distribution (or "sdist") `, this is the
358+ :term: `Project Root Directory `.
359+ For a :term: `Built Distribution ` or :term: `Installed Project `,
360+ this is the :file: `.dist-info/licenses/ ` directory of
361+ the wheel archive or project folder respectively.
362+ Also, the root directory that paths
363+ recorded in the ``License-File ``
364+ :term: `Core Metadata Field ` are relative to.
365+
366+
316367 setup.py
317368 setup.cfg
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