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Add definitions for project, data collection instrument.

Add placeholders for data collection form and survey
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### Project {#sec-begin-vocab-general-project}

A REDCap _project_ is a self-contained ...
A REDCap project is a self-contained entity used for collecting and managing data. Many people use the term, database, interchangeably. REDCap users may have access to or may have created multiple REDCap projects.

### Server {#sec-begin-vocab-general-server}

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A _participant_ is sometimes synonymous with [record](vocab.md#sec-begin-vocab-general-record),
but not always...

### Instrument/Form {#sec-begin-vocab-general-instrument}
### Data Collection Instrument (DCI or Instrument) {#sec-begin-vocab-general-instrument}

The terms _instrument_ and _form_ are used interchangeably in REDCap...
An electronic form used to collect data. An instrument can have one of two configurations: an data collection form or a survey.

### Data Collection Form (DCI or Instrument) {#sec-begin-vocab-general-form}

### Survey {#sec-begin-vocab-general-survey}

### Event {#sec-begin-vocab-general-event}

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