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There is therefore a growing need to represent experiment protocols in an efficient and unambiguous way.<\/jats:p>\n               <jats:p>Results: We have developed the Experiment ACTions (EXACT) ontology as the basis of a method of representing biological laboratory protocols. We provide example protocols that have been formalized using EXACT, and demonstrate the advantages and opportunities created by using this formalization. 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