# multiMiR
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The [*multiMiR* web server](http://multimir.org) hosts a
database containing miRNA-target interactions from external databases. The
package *multiMiR* provides functions to communicate with the *multiMiR* web
server and its database.
Note this repository is where active development occurs (think 'nightly'
builds). The recommended release and devel versions are available via
Bioconductor (as of Bioconductor 3.6).
```{r}
# To install multiMiR, use BiocManager::install()
if (!requireNamespace("BiocManager", quietly=TRUE))
install.packages("BiocManager")
BiocManager::install()
BiocManager::install("multiMiR")
```
Terminology used in package:
- *sql components*: SELECT or FROM or ON or WHERE... etc. (mmsql\_components class)
- *sql features*: specific to this DB and the options used to generate meaningful
queries (i.e. mirna; conserved; table type: validated, predicted; etc.)
- *sql*: a complete sql statement (mmsql class)
- *query*: table result of sql statement (mmquery class), class includes sql
statement and parts.
