PhysicalWorldDatabase.org \ physical world database \, n : A not-for-profit repository of information about physical world objects. The project was organized in 2006 and is currently utilized in more than 20 countries by historians, educators, trainers, instructors and those with specialized interest in object-based information exchange. The primary use of this database is for the long-term preservation of information associated with a physical object.

Associated terms include 'hardlink', 'physical world hyperlink', 'physical world connection' and 'Internet of things' to describe the construct of method and process to exchange information between objects and humans.

Associated symbolism includes two forward slashes in front of an alphanumeric sequence as found on a target object. The two forward slashes identify the following sequence as a hardlink, index or reference number as used by the Physical World Database to return related information. This database is currently being used in support of emerging technologies including image recognition, QR code, barcode and multiple RFID technologies.

Hardlink: When adding object-based information to this database you will create a unique ID name or number for the object called a hardlink. This number is an alphanumeric sequence used to later access the information. You can access this information by pointing your cell phones browser to PWdb.mobi (one of several channels to this database) and then enter the unique ID number.

PWdb is not a search engine, but rather the simplest of database using a Boolean type function to return one or none results (some exception exist for older data files). One analogy to this action would be dialing a phone number in that you were in some way made aware of the phone number and your expectation after dialing is to connect directly to the person you are interested in and not to be presented with a group of similar people.

Thank you for your interest in the Physical World Database project.