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Annotation Property: definition

Annotations (3)

  • rdfs:isDefinedBy http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core
  • rdfs:label "definition" @en
  • definition "A statement or formal explanation of the meaning of a concept." @en

Superproperties (1)

Usage (326)

  • 'alpha-2 code' definition "the digraph representing the country name"(xsd:string
  • 'alpha-3 code' definition "the trigraph representing the country name"(xsd:string
  • 'approximate coordinates' definition "approximate latitude and longitude coordinates (approximate rectangle) corresponding to the location of the geopolitical entity according to the UN"(xsd:string
  • country definition "a geopolitical entity representing a country or dependent territory according to the United Nations"(xsd:string
  • 'country identifier' definition "similar to the language identifier specified in ISO 639, a string of letters assigned to a country or other geopolitical entity name specified in ISO 3166-1 for the purpose of uniquely representing it"(xsd:string
  • 'country subdivision' definition "a geopolitical entity, typically a division of a country, dependency, or other area of special geopolitical interest related to a country or other geopolitical entity referenced in ISO 3166-1"(xsd:string
  • 'geopolitical entity' definition "any country, federal province, city or other administrative unit that represents a geophysical location and has some political identity"(xsd:string
  • location definition "a named geographic place"(xsd:string
  • 'subdivision code' definition "similar to the language identifier specified in ISO 639, a string of letters assigned to a country subdivision for the purpose of uniquely representing it"(xsd:string
  • 'kind of subdivision' definition "a classification scheme for subdivisions of a geopolitical entity, as defined in ISO 3166-2 (noting that there may be more than one kind for a given country or other entity)"(xsd:string
  • classifies definition "arranges in categories according to shared characteristics"(xsd:string
  • 'has approximate coordinates' definition "relates a geopolitical entity to its approximate coordinates"(xsd:string
  • 'has country tag' definition "a unique combination of alphanumeric characters corresponding to the country identifier"(xsd:string
  • 'has English full name' definition "The full name, if different from the short form of the country name, in lower case; the formal title as notified by the country concerned to the UN Secretary General."(xsd:string
  • 'has English short name' definition "the short form of the country name, in English"(xsd:string
  • 'has English short name in capitals' definition "the short form of the country name, in English (capitals)"(xsd:string
  • 'has French full name' definition "the full name, if different from the short form of the country name, in lower case; the formal title as notified by the country concerned to the UN Secretary General"(xsd:string
  • 'has French short name' definition "the short form of the country name, in French"(xsd:string
  • 'has French short name in capitals' definition "the short form of the country name, in French (capitals)"(xsd:string
  • 'has local short name' definition "the local regional or cultural short form of the country name"(xsd:string
  • 'has numeric country code' definition "Also called numeric-3 code in the specification, the three-digit numeric code representing the country name.

    Recognizing that a numeric code for country names is of advantage (e.g. to provide language independence), a three-digit numeric (numeric-3) code from the range 000 to 899 is also provided in this part of IS0 3166. It is made available by the United Nations Statistics Division."
    (xsd:string
  • 'has part' definition "indicates any portion of something, regardless of whether the portion itself is attached to the remainder or detached; cognitively salient or arbitrarily demarcated; self-connected or disconnected; homogeneous or gerrymandered; material or immaterial; extended or unextended; spatial or temporal"(xsd:string
  • 'has remarks' definition "Remarks, such as other widely-used country names and names of geographically separated territories covered by the main entry in the list(the latter are indexed in Annex A)"(xsd:string
  • 'has subdivision' definition "relates a geopolitical entity to another geopolitical entity that is a subdivision of it"(xsd:string
  • 'has subdivision tag' definition "a unique combination of alphanumeric characters corresponding to the country subdivision code"(xsd:string
  • 'has territory' definition "relates a country to another geopolitical entity in ISO 3166 that is a territory of that country"(xsd:string
  • 'is classified by' definition "indicates the classifier used to characterize something"(xsd:string
  • 'is independent' definition "indicates whether a geopolitical entity stands alone or is part of another country from an international political perspective"(xsd:string
  • 'is a part of' definition "relates something to another thing that it is some component or portion of, regardless of how that whole-part relationship is manifested, i.e., attached to the remainder or detached; cognitively salient or arbitrarily demarcated; self-connected or disconnected; homogeneous or gerrymandered; material or immaterial; extended or unextended; spatial or temporal; the most generic part relation, reflexive, asymmetric, and transitive"(xsd:string
  • 'is subdivision of' definition "relates a country subdivision to geopolitical entity that it is a part of"(xsd:string
  • 'is used by' definition "is employed by in the process of accomplishing something"(xsd:string
  • uses definition "employs as a means of accomplishing some task or achieving some result"(xsd:string
  • 'uses administrative language' definition "relates a country or geopolitical entity to the administrative language(s) that entity uses for international communications"(xsd:string
  • 'alpha-2 code' definition "a language identifier for a human language as defined by ISO 639-1, that is, a two-letter combination of characters used to represent a language or languages"(xsd:string
  • 'alpha-3 code' definition "a language identifier for a human language as defined by ISO 639, that is, a three-letter combination of characters used to represent a language or languages"(xsd:string
  • 'ancient language' definition "an extinct language that has an attested literature and is recognized as having special status in the academic community"(xsd:string
  • arrangement definition "a structure or means of organizing information such as a schema, numbering system, organization scheme, measurement system, taxonomy, or language for organizing information"(xsd:string
  • 'artificial language' definition "a language for human communication that has been artificially devised"(xsd:string
  • 'bibliographic code' definition "an alpha-3 code that is a member of the set of bibliographic codes in ISO 639-2"(xsd:string
  • 'code element' definition "a sequence of characters denoting something that it is associated with for some purpose, within a specified context, according to some rule set"(xsd:string
  • 'code set' definition "a system of alpha-numeric symbols, or combinations of symbols, that stand for specified values in some context"(xsd:string
  • collection definition "a grouping of some variable number of things (may be zero) that have some shared significance"(xsd:string
  • 'collective language code' definition "a language identifier or code used to represent a group of languages"(xsd:string
  • dialect definition "a language variant that is specific to a geographical region or speech community"(xsd:string
  • 'extinct language' definition "an individual language or variant that is no longer in use and has no current descendant"(xsd:string
  • 'historical language' definition "a well-known prior version of a living or extinct language"(xsd:string
  • 'identification scheme' definition "a system for allocating identifiers to objects"(xsd:string
  • identifier definition "a sequence of characters uniquely identifying something that it is associated with for some purpose and within a specified context"(xsd:string
  • 'individual language' definition "a language that can be distinguished from another language by some set of rules"(xsd:string
  • 'individual language identifier' definition "a language identifier whose scope is that of an individual (distinct) language"(xsd:string
  • language definition "a systematic use of sounds, characters, symbols or signs to communicate meaning"(xsd:string
  • 'language family' definition "a group of individual languages related to each other through common ancestry"(xsd:string
  • 'language group' definition "a collection of two or more individual languages, treated as a group for some purpose"(xsd:string
  • 'language identifier' definition "a string of characters that uniquely identifies a linguistic entity"(xsd:string
  • 'language variant' definition "a variation of an individual language that is sufficiently unique that it can be identified and named"(xsd:string
  • 'language variation' definition "continuous change within and between individual languages"(xsd:string
  • 'living language' definition "an individual language or variant in use today by some speech community"(xsd:string
  • macrolanguage definition "a language that may be viewed in some circumstances as an individual language, but actually represents two or more individual languages"(xsd:string
  • 'macrolanguage identifier' definition "a language identifier whose scope is that of a macrolanguage"(xsd:string
  • 'natural language' definition "a language used in human communications that is not artificial in nature"(xsd:string
  • orthography definition "a set of conventions and rules for representing language in written form"(xsd:string
  • 'remainder group' definition "a group of languages that explicitly excludes certain individual languages"(xsd:string
  • script definition "a set of graphic characters used to represent one or more languages in writing"(xsd:string
  • 'special purpose code' definition "a language identifier whose scope is that of a special purpose language construct"(xsd:string
  • 'special purpose language concept' definition "a language concept introduced in ISO 639-3 to satisfy special-purpose requirements, typically to support application constraints"(xsd:string
  • 'spoken language' definition "an individual language or language variant that is articulated through speech (oral or vocal) sounds"(xsd:string
  • 'standard variant' definition "a language variant with a high degree of status and normalization, typically used in public discourse, centers of government and commerce"(xsd:string
  • 'terminology code' definition "a language identifier whose scope is that of terminological codes"(xsd:string
  • transcription definition "the representation of speech or signing in written form"(xsd:string
  • transliteration definition "the conversion of text from one script to another without loss of information"(xsd:string
  • 'writing system' definition "a system for writing a language, including the requisite script and character set"(xsd:string
  • 'written language' definition "the representation of a language via a writing system, with a relatively normalized orthography"(xsd:string
  • denotes definition "represents, signifies, or symbolizes"(xsd:string
  • has definition "indicates that someone (or something) possesses something, as a characteristic, attribute, feature, capability, and so forth"(xsd:string
  • 'has denotation' definition "has meaning, representation, signifier, or symbol"(xsd:string
  • 'has earlier form' definition "relates a language to an earlier form (historically significant) of that same language"(xsd:string
  • 'has English name' definition "associates a name in English with an individual concept"(xsd:string
  • 'has French name' definition "associates a name in French with an individual concept"(xsd:string
  • 'has German name' definition "associates a name in German with an individual concept"(xsd:string
  • 'has indigenous name' definition "associates a local regional or cultural name with an individual concept"(xsd:string
  • 'has language tag' definition "a unique combination of alphanumeric characters corresponding to the language identifier"(xsd:string
  • 'has member' definition "relates something, typically a collection, group or organization, to some discrete thing identified as a member of it"(xsd:string
  • 'has name' definition "associates a name, reference name, or appellation with an individual concept"(xsd:string
  • identifies definition "recognizes or establishes within some context"(xsd:string
  • 'is identified by' definition "has an indicator or label, that is unique within some context"(xsd:string
  • 'is member of' definition "belongs, either individually or collectively, to a group"(xsd:string
  • 'alphabetical arrangement' definition "alphabetical order
    macrostructure (3.7.7) in which the terminological entries (3.8.2) are ordered according to the letters of the alphabet which make up the entry terms (3.8.4)"
    (xsd:string
  • 'base list' definition "list of designations (3.4.1) resulting from term identification (3.6.8)"(xsd:string
  • 'concept harmonization' definition "activity for reducing or eliminating minor differences between two or more concepts (3.2.1) which are already closely related to each other (ISO 860:1996)"(xsd:string
  • corpus definition "a large, structured collection of language data, texts or other documents and artifacts brought together for analysis"(xsd:string
  • 'designation set' definition "Not explicitly defined in the ISO standard, represents a set of designations."(xsd:string
  • glossary definition "terminological dictionary (3.7.1) which contains a list of designations (3.4.1) from a subject field (3.1.2), together with equivalents in one or more languages"(xsd:string
  • 'grammatical label' definition "information in a terminological entry (3.8.2) which indicates the grammatical features of a term (3.4.3)"(xsd:string
  • 'harmonization activity' definition "Not explicitly defined in the standard, represents various kinds of harmonization."(xsd:string
  • macrostructure definition "arrangement of entries in a collection"(xsd:string
  • microstructure definition "arrangement of data in each entry of a collection"(xsd:string
  • 'mixed arrangement' definition "mixed order
    macrostructure (3.7.7) in which the terminological entries (3.8.2) appear in alphabetical order within systematically or thematically arranged sections"
    (xsd:string
  • nomenclature definition "terminology (3.5.1) structured systematically according to pre-established naming rules"(xsd:string
  • note definition "statement which provides further information on any part of a terminological entry (3.8.2)"(xsd:string
  • 'source identification or provenance' definition "information in a terminological entry (3.8.2) which indicates the source documenting the terminological data (3.8.1)"(xsd:string
  • 'subject label' definition "information in a terminological entry (3.8.2) which indicates the subject field (3.1.2)"(xsd:string
  • 'systematic arrangement' definition "systematic order
    macrostructure (3.7.7) in which the terminological entries (3.8.2) appear in an order reflecting the underlying concept system (3.2.11)"
    (xsd:string
  • 'term bank' definition "terminological data bank
    data bank (see ISO 1087-2:2000, 6.7) containing terminological data (3.8.1)"
    (xsd:string
  • 'term excerption' definition "part of terminology work (3.6.1) which involves extracting terminological data (3.8.1) by searching through a corpus (3.6.9)"(xsd:string
  • 'term harmonization' definition "activity leading to the designation of one concept (3.2.1) in different languages by terms (3.4.3) which reflect the same or similar characteristics (3.2.4) or have the same or slightly different forms (ISO 860:1996)"(xsd:string
  • 'term identification' definition "part of term excerption (3.6.7) involving recognition and selection of designations (3.4.1)"(xsd:string
  • terminography definition "part of terminology work (3.6.1) concerned with the recording and presentation of terminological data (3.8.1)"(xsd:string
  • 'terminological concordance' definition "ordered list of terms (3.4.3) extracted from a corpus (3.6.9) together with a context (3.6.10) and a source reference"(xsd:string
  • 'terminological data' definition "data related to concepts (3.2.1) or their designations (3.4.1)"(xsd:string
  • 'terminological database' definition "database (see ISO 1087-2:2000) containing terminological data"(xsd:string
  • 'terminological dictionary' definition "collection of terminological entries (3.8.2) presenting information related to concepts (3.2.1) or designations (3.4.1) from one or more specific subject fields (3.1.2)
    "
    (xsd:string
  • 'terminological entry' definition "part of a terminological data collection (ISO 1087-2:2000, 2.21) which contains the terminological data (3.8.1) related to one concept (3.2.1)"(xsd:string
  • 'terminological format' definition "format of a terminological entry (3.8.2)"(xsd:string
  • terminologization definition "process by which a general language word or expression is transformed into a term (3.4.3)"(xsd:string
  • terminology definition "terminology 1
    set of designations (3.4.1) belonging to one special language (3.1.3)"
    (xsd:string
  • 'terminology planning' definition "activities aimed at developing, improving, implementing and disseminating the terminology (3.5.1) of a subject field (3.1.2)"(xsd:string
  • 'terminology process' definition "Not explicitly defined in the ISO standard, a process specific to terminology work"(xsd:string
  • 'terminology processing' definition "part of terminography (3.6.2) concerned with computer aspects of database creation, maintenance and extraction of terminology (3.5.1) from texts"(xsd:string
  • 'terminology product' definition "Not explicitly defined in the ISO standard, represents a product created through various aspects of terminology work."(xsd:string
  • 'terminology science' definition "terminology 2
    science studying the structure, formation, development, usage and management of terminologies (3.5.1) in various subject fields (3.1.2)"
    (xsd:string
  • 'terminology work' definition "work concerned with the systematic collection, description, processing and presentation of concepts (3.2.1) and their designations (3.4.1)"(xsd:string
  • 'thematic arrangement' definition "thematic order,
    macrostructure (3.7.7) in which the terminological entries (3.8.2) are arranged in thematic sections"
    (xsd:string
  • vocabulary definition "terminological dictionary (3.7.1) which contains designations (3.4.1) and definitions (3.3.1) from one or more specific subject fields (3.1.2)"(xsd:string
  • excerpts definition "selects for quoting (from a passage), extracts"(xsd:string
  • 'has term' definition "term (3.4.3) that heads a terminological entry (3.8.2)"(xsd:string
  • 'has macrostructure' definition "is constructed or arranged according to some pattern or organizing scheme"(xsd:string
  • includes definition "comprises, especially within a particular scope, is made up of"(xsd:string
  • informs definition "gives character or essence to, communicates knowledge to"(xsd:string
  • produces definition "causes something to exist, makes something available, manufactures "(xsd:string
  • reflects definition "makes manifest or apparent, shows"(xsd:string
  • studies definition "application of the mental faculties to the acquisition of knowledge
    - such application in a particular field or to a specific subject
    - careful or extended consideration
    - a careful examination or analysis of a phenomenon, development, or question"
    (xsd:string
  • 'abbreviated form' definition "a shortened form of a word or words that designate a concept, especially for cases where excessive length makes some terms difficult to use"(xsd:string
  • abbreviation definition "a designation formed by omitting words or letters from a longer form that denotes the same concept"(xsd:string
  • acronym definition "an abbreviation consisting of initial letters of the words in a designation or from syllables of a designation that is pronounced syllabically"(xsd:string
  • 'admitted term' definition "a term characterized according to some acceptability scale that is a synonym for a preferred term in a given context"(xsd:string
  • antonym definition "a term in an antonymy relation with another term"(xsd:string
  • antonymy definition "relation between two terms (3.4.3) in a given language representing opposite concepts (3.2.1)"(xsd:string
  • appellation definition "verbal designation (3.4.1) of an individual concept (3.2.2)"(xsd:string
  • 'associative relation' definition "relation between two concepts (3.2.1) having a nonhierarchical thematic connection by virtue of experience"(xsd:string
  • blend definition "term (3.4.3) formed by clipping and combining two separate terms (3.4.3)"(xsd:string
  • 'borrowed term' definition "term (3.4.3) taken from another language or from another subject field (3.1.2)"(xsd:string
  • 'causal relation' definition "associative relation (3.2.23) involving cause and its effect"(xsd:string
  • characteristic definition "abstraction of a property of an object (3.1.1) or of a set of objects"(xsd:string
  • 'classification scheme' definition "a system for allocating classifiers (elements in a classification scheme) to objects, similar to identifiers in some cases; such classification schemes are intended to permit the classification of arbitrary objects into hierarchies (or partial orders)"(xsd:string
  • classifier definition "a standardized classification or delineation for something, per some scheme for such delineation, within a specified context"(xsd:string
  • 'clipped term' definition "abbreviation (3.4.9) formed by truncating a part of a simple term (3.4.4)"(xsd:string
  • 'complex term' definition "term (3.4.3) containing two or more roots"(xsd:string
  • 'comprehensive concept' definition "concept (3.2.1) in a partitive relation (3.2.22) viewed as the whole"(xsd:string
  • concept definition "unit of knowledge created by a unique combination of characteristics"(xsd:string
  • 'concept diagram' definition "graphic representation of a concept system (3.2.11)"(xsd:string
  • 'concept field' definition "unstructured set of thematically related concepts (3.2.1)"(xsd:string
  • 'concept system' definition "set of concepts (3.2.1) structured according to the relations among them"(xsd:string
  • context definition "text which illustrates a concept (3.2.1) or the use of a designation (3.4.1)"(xsd:string
  • 'coordinate concept' definition "subordinate concept (3.2.14) having the same nearest superordinate concept (3.2.13) and same criterion of subdivision as some other concept (3.2.1) in a given concept system (3.2.11)"(xsd:string
  • definition definition "representation of a concept (3.2.1) by a descriptive statement which serves to differentiate it from related concepts"(xsd:string
  • 'delimiting characteristic' definition "essential characteristic (3.2.6) used for distinguishing a concept (3.2.1) from related concepts"(xsd:string
  • 'deprecated term' definition "term (3.4.3) rated according to the scale of the term acceptability rating (3.4.14) as undesired"(xsd:string
  • designation definition "representation of a concept (3.2.1) by a sign which denotes it"(xsd:string
  • diagram definition "A diagram is a two-dimensional geometric, symbolic representation of information according to some visualization technique. Sometimes, the technique uses a three-dimensional visualization which is then projected onto the two-dimensional surface. The term, graph, is sometimes used as a synonym for diagram."(xsd:string
  • equivalence definition "relation between designations (3.4.1) in different languages representing the same concept (3.2.1)"(xsd:string
  • 'essential characteristic' definition "characteristic (3.2.4) which is indispensable to understanding a concept (3.2.1)"(xsd:string
  • extension definition "totality of objects (3.1.1) to which a concept (3.2.1) corresponds"(xsd:string
  • 'extensional definition' definition "description of a concept (3.2.1) by enumerating all of its subordinate concepts (3.2.14) under one criterion of subdivison"(xsd:string
  • 'general concept' definition "concept (3.2.1) which corresponds to two or more objects (3.1.1) which form a group by reason of common properties"(xsd:string
  • 'generic concept' definition "concept (3.2.1) in a generic relation (3.2.21) having the narrower intension (3.2.9)"(xsd:string
  • 'generic relation' definition "relation between two concepts (3.2.1) where the intension (3.2.9) of one of the concepts includes that of the other concept and at least one additional delimiting characteristic (3.2.7)"(xsd:string
  • 'hierarchical relation' definition "relation between two concepts (3.2.1) which may be either a generic relation (3.2.21) or a partitive relation (3.2.22)"(xsd:string
  • homonym definition "The designations (3.4.1) in the relation of homonymy are called homonyms."(xsd:string
  • homonymy definition "relation between designations (3.4.1) and concepts (3.2.1) in a given language in which one designation represents two or more unrelated concepts."(xsd:string
  • 'individual concept' definition "concept which corresponds to only one object"(xsd:string
  • initialism definition "abbreviation (3.4.9) made up of the initial letters of the components of the full form of the designation (3.4.1) or from syllables of the full form and pronounced letter by letter"(xsd:string
  • intension definition "set of characteristics (3.2.4) which makes up the concept (3.2.1)"(xsd:string
  • 'intensional definition' definition "definition (3.3.1) which describes the intension (3.2.9) of a concept (3.2.1) by stating the superordinate concept (3.2.13) and the delimiting characteristics (3.2.7)"(xsd:string
  • mononym definition "The designations (3.4.1) in the relation of mononymy are called mononyms."(xsd:string
  • mononymy definition "relation between designations (3.4.1) and concepts (3.2.1) in a given language in which one concept has only one designation"(xsd:string
  • monoseme definition "The designations (3.4.1) in the relation of monosemy are called monosemes."(xsd:string
  • monosemy definition "relation between designations (3.4.1) and concepts (3.2.1) in a given language in which one designation only relates to one concept"(xsd:string
  • neoterm definition "new term (3.4.3) coined for a given concept (3.2.1)"(xsd:string
  • object definition "anything perceivable or conceivable"(xsd:string
  • 'obsolete term' definition "term (3.4.3) which is no longer in common use"(xsd:string
  • 'partitive concept' definition "concept (3.2.1) in a partitive relation (3.2.22) viewed as one of the parts making up the whole"(xsd:string
  • 'partitive relation' definition "relation between two concepts (3.2.1) where one of the concepts constitutes the whole and the other concept a part of that whole"(xsd:string
  • polyseme definition "The designations (3.4.1) in the relation of polysemy are called polysemes."(xsd:string
  • polysemy definition "relation between designations (3.4.1) and concepts (3.2.1) in a given language in which one designation represents two or more concepts sharing certain characteristics (3.2.4)"(xsd:string
  • 'preferred term' definition "term (3.4.3) rated according to the scale of the term acceptability rating (3.4.14) as the primary term for a given concept (3.2.1)"(xsd:string
  • 'rated term' definition "a term that has an acceptability ratings"(xsd:string
  • relation definition "a reified relationship"(xsd:string
  • 'relation between designations' definition "a relationship between designations"(xsd:string
  • 'relation between designations and concepts' definition "a relationship between designations and concepts"(xsd:string
  • 'sequential relation' definition "associative relation (3.2.23) based on spatial or temporal proximity"(xsd:string
  • 'short form' definition "Not explicitly represented in the standard but referenced in ISO 704, a very long complex term or appellation can be reduced. The short form uses fewer words to designate the same concept."(xsd:string
  • 'simple term' definition "term (3.4.3) containing only one root"(xsd:string
  • 'special language' definition "language used in a subject field and characterized by the use of specific linguistic means of expression"(xsd:string
  • 'specific concept' definition "concept (3.2.1) in a generic relation (3.2.21) having the broader intension (3.2.9)"(xsd:string
  • 'subject field' definition "subject field, domain, or field of special knowledge"(xsd:string
  • 'subordinate concept' definition "concept (3.2.1) which is either a specific concept (3.2.16) or a partitive concept (3.2.18)"(xsd:string
  • 'superordinate concept' definition "concept (3.2.1) which is either a generic concept (3.2.15) or a comprehensive concept (3.2.17)"(xsd:string
  • symbol definition "a visual or audio designation that stands for or suggests a concept by reason of relationship, association, convention, or accidental resemblance"(xsd:string
  • synonym definition "Terms (3.4.3) which are interchangeable in all contexts (3.6.10) are called synonyms; if they are interchangeable only in some contexts, they are called quasi-synonyms."(xsd:string
  • synonymy definition "relation between or among terms (3.4.3) in a given language representing the same concept (3.2.1)"(xsd:string
  • 'temporal relation' definition "sequential relation (3.2.24) involving events in time"(xsd:string
  • term definition "verbal designation (3.4.1) of a general concept (3.2.3) in a specific subject field (3.1.2)"(xsd:string
  • 'term acceptability rating' definition "rating established from a predetermined scale and used to evaluate a term (3.4.3)"(xsd:string
  • admitted definition "term (3.4.3) rated according to the scale of the term acceptability rating (3.4.14) as a synonym for a preferred term (3.4.15)"(xsd:string
  • causes definition "the relationship between an event (the cause) and a second event (the effect), where the second event is understood as a consequence of the first; also, the relationship between a set of factors (causes) and a phenomenon (the effect)"(xsd:string
  • characterizes definition "describes the character or quality of"(xsd:string
  • 'consists of' definition "includes, especially within a particular scope, is made up of"(xsd:string
  • constitutes definition "is an element or constituent of"(xsd:string
  • defines definition "determines or identifies the essential qualities of, fixes or marks the limits of, demarcates"(xsd:string
  • 'defines through extension' definition "determines or identifies the essential qualities of a concept through extension"(xsd:string
  • depicts definition "represents via an image, illustrates"(xsd:string
  • deprecated definition "term (3.4.3) rated according to the scale of the term acceptability rating (3.4.14) as undesired"(xsd:string
  • designates definition "signifies, indicates"(xsd:string
  • extends definition "relates an entity defined through extension to the entity that it extends"(xsd:string
  • 'has acceptability rating' definition "relates a term to an acceptability rating"(xsd:string
  • 'has antonym' definition "specifies that an entity has an antonym relationship with another entity, i.e., one is the complementary or gradable opposite of the other"(xsd:string
  • 'has characteristic' definition "specifies that an entity has a particular characteristic"(xsd:string
  • 'has context' definition "provides context for a particular concept, term, or definition usage"(xsd:string
  • 'has definition' definition "identifies a statement or expression that conveys the essential qualities associated with something"(xsd:string
  • 'has delimiting characteristic' definition "relates an intensional definition to one of its delimiting characteristics"(xsd:string
  • 'has designation' definition "relates an entity to a signifier or indicator"(xsd:string
  • 'has equivalent designation' definition "relates equivalent designations to one another, for example, synonymous terms in a particular context, or translations to another language"(xsd:string
  • 'has extension' definition "relates an entity to its extension"(xsd:string
  • 'has intension' definition "relates a entity to its intention"(xsd:string
  • 'has representation' definition "relates an entity to another entity that represents it in some form"(xsd:string
  • 'has superordinate concept' definition "relates an entity to a superordinate entity"(xsd:string
  • 'has synonym' definition "relates a designation to another designation that is synonymous for the same concept in a particular context"(xsd:string
  • 'is caused by' definition "is the relationship between an event (the effect) and a second event (the cause), where the first event is understood as a consequence of the second; also, the relationship between a set of factors (causes) and a phenomenon (the effect)"(xsd:string
  • 'is a homonym for' definition "relates a designation to another concept that has a designation with common spelling and pronunciation but different meaning"(xsd:string
  • 'is managed by' definition "relates an entity to another entity that it is managed by"(xsd:string
  • manages definition "relates an entity to another entity that it manages"(xsd:string
  • obsolete definition "term (3.4.3) which is no longer in common use"(xsd:string
  • preferred definition "term (3.4.3) rated according to the scale of the term acceptability rating (3.4.14) as the primary term for a given concept (3.2.1)"(xsd:string
  • represents definition "relates an entity to another entity that it represents"(xsd:string
  • 'bibliographic citation' definition "a reference to an authoritative source for provenance or substatiation purposes;

    The form of bibliographic citation may be specific to a domain, publication, or community, thus specific properties to define the details are not provided. FRBR, ISO 690, and others provide reasonable approaches if none is explicitly required for a specification."
    (xsd:string
  • 'issue resolution' definition "An Issue is a report made to OMG of an error in an OMG Specification. An F/RTF Report lists the issues and comments received by the F/RTF against a specification, and the resolution, if any, for each comment (referred to by its Issue Number).

    For resolutions that involve changes to the models (machine readable artifacts) corresponding to the specification, an individual of type IssueResolution should be included in the administrative metadata for the version of the specification to which it applies, for each issue resolved, linking to the appropriate issue page in the OMG JIRA system where further information about the issue and how it was dealt with can be found.
    "
    (xsd:string
  • 'The MIT License' definition "license document representing the actual text of the MIT License"(xsd:string
  • 'MIME MediaType' definition "MIME media type as defined by the IANA standard"(xsd:string
  • module definition "Modularization of any engineering model involves principles of the model driven architecture methodology (MDA), including but not limited to separation of concerns, coherence, and establishing clear logical boundaries in order to increase reusability and maintainability.

    A module should be designed to reflect these principles, including a small number of models that have well-defined relationships with one another, that form a coherent and cohesive whole for some purpose, and that have clear boundaries or interfaces to other external modules."
    (xsd:string
  • organization definition "an entity, such as an institution or an association, that has a collective goal and is linked to an external environment"(xsd:string
  • specification definition "an explicit set of requirements to be satisfied by a material, product, or service"(xsd:string
  • 'specification family' definition "a family of specifications, such as the OMG's Financial Industry Business Ontology (FIBO) or the Information Exchange Framework (IEF)"(xsd:string
  • 'specification version' definition "a formal revision of a given specification, produced through the efforts of a finalization or revision task force"(xsd:string
  • 'content type' definition "the content type for the model or module, for example, MOF metamodel, UML profile, UML model, vocabulary, ontology, ruleset, etc.

    The actual content language for the module (for example, RDF Schema, OWL, or SBVR in the case of a vocabulary) should be specified using the contentLanguage annotation property. Valid values are specified as individuals."
    (xsd:string
  • addressForComments definition "a link to a mailing list or web page where questions, discussion, and issues can be raised"(xsd:string
  • author definition "Author identifies an individual or organization that originated the model or specification (range can be a dct:Agent or string)."(xsd:string
  • 'content language' definition "a link to the core language and/or specification of the model/electronic file, for example, UML, OWL, SysML, BPMN, including linking to the version of the language in question"(xsd:string
  • 'content type' definition "indicates the content type, for example, MOF metamodel, UML profile, UML model, SBVR or RDF vocabulary, OWL or CL ontology"(xsd:string
  • contributor definition "an organization or individual that has made a significant contribution to the specification"(xsd:string
  • copyright definition "copyright statement for the specification version, content, or model/electronic file"(xsd:string
  • 'depends on' definition "a bibliographic reference for and/or URL of any electronic files or documents (e.g., document version URL if applicable) on which this specification or model depends; if the model contains multiple modules, then dependencies should reflect those of the model in question"(xsd:string
  • 'direct source' definition "reference used as a primary, direct source for content in developing this specification or model (range can be a string, URI, or BibliographicCitation)"(xsd:string
  • 'document number' definition "OMG document number (for the document or file this metadata is associated with); note that a single OMG document number may be associated with many files, for example in the case of an archive containing all of the ontologies associated with a given FIBO specification"(xsd:string
  • 'URL for the document' definition "document URL (for the specific document or model file this metadata is associated with)"(xsd:string
  • editor definition "an editor of the specification, which may include the primary contact organization, or RTF/FTF co-chair (organization), depending on where the specification is in the process"(xsd:string
  • 'specification family abbreviation or acronym' definition "abbreviation or acronym for the specification family"(xsd:string
  • 'family abstract' definition "a short textual description of the family of specifications"(xsd:string
  • 'specification family title' definition "specification family title (for example, Financial Industry Business Ontology)"(xsd:string
  • 'specification family URL' definition "URL where the specification family is published"(xsd:string
  • 'file-level abbreviation or acronym' definition "abbreviation or acronym for the file, such as a namespace prefix, if distinct from that of the specification"(xsd:string
  • 'file-level abstract' definition "a short textual description of the model or file"(xsd:string
  • 'file version' definition "file version, if distinct from the specification or module version"(xsd:string
  • 'electronic file name' definition "name of the electronic document or file this metadata is associated with"(xsd:string
  • 'formal version' definition "a link to the latest published formal specification (document)"(xsd:string
  • format definition "serialization format for the file in terms of its MIME Type, such as xmi, rdf/xml, owl/xml, etc.
    "
    (xsd:string
  • 'has specification version' definition "relates a 'master' or umbrella specification to specific versions of that specification, created through a finalization or revision process"(xsd:string
  • 'informative reference' definition "informative reference, standard, or document"(xsd:string
  • 'is normative' definition "boolean value indicating whether or not the file is a normative component of a specification"(xsd:string
  • 'is version of' definition "relates a given version of a specification to the 'master' or original specification that it modifies"(xsd:string
  • keyword definition "keyword relevant to the specification"(xsd:string
  • 'module abbreviation or acronym' definition "abbreviation or acronym for the module, if distinct from that of the specification"(xsd:string
  • 'module abstract' definition "a short textual description of the module"(xsd:string
  • 'module name' definition "module name, if distinct from the specification title"(xsd:string
  • 'module short title' definition "a short title for the component or module"(xsd:string
  • 'module version' definition "module version, if distinct from the specification version"(xsd:string
  • 'normative reference' definition "a normative reference or standard for the specification"(xsd:string
  • 'prior specification version' definition "a link to the immediately preceding OMG formal specification version"(xsd:string
  • 'prior version' definition "a link to the immediately preceding version at the file level"(xsd:string
  • 'publication date' definition "the date this version of the specification was published"(xsd:string
  • 'related specification' definition "specification or standard (range can be xsd:string, xsd:anyURI, or BibliographicCitation)"(xsd:string
  • 'responsible task force' definition "task force or working group responsible for the original RFP/RFC and specification adoption"(xsd:string
  • 'revised by' definition "task force or working group responsible for this revision of the specification"(xsd:string
  • 'short name for the specification or module' definition "a short, commonly used, or preferred name, for a given specification or module"(xsd:string
  • 'specification abbreviation or acronym' definition "official abbreviation or acronym for the specification and related electronic files"(xsd:string
  • 'specification abstract' definition "a short textual description for the specification"(xsd:string
  • 'specification name or title' definition "the full (complete) formal title of the specification, without abbreviations"(xsd:string
  • 'specification URL' definition "URL for the specification directory on the OMG web site"(xsd:string
  • 'specification version status' definition "status of this version of the specification from a process perspective, including whether or not it has been formally adopted or superseded by a newer version"(xsd:string
  • 'specification version URL' definition "explicit URI where the specification version is published"(xsd:string
  • submitter definition "a contributor that is an OMG member, identified member of the submission team, and filed the requisite LOI, responsible for the content of the specification or model"(xsd:string
  • 'task force report' definition "a link to the FTF or RTF report, if applicable"(xsd:string
  • 'technology area' definition "technology area relevant to the specification, for example, analysis and design, business process modeling, information exchange and interoperability, middleware, etc."(xsd:string
  • 'this version' definition "the version identifier for this version of the specification"(xsd:string
  • 'topic area' definition "topic or area of interest that this particular specification relates to, for example, real time, robotics"(xsd:string
  • Collection definition "A meaningful collection of concepts." @en 
  • Concept definition "An idea or notion; a unit of thought." @en 
  • 'Concept Scheme' definition "A set of concepts, optionally including statements about semantic relationships between those concepts." @en 
  • 'Ordered Collection' definition "An ordered collection of concepts, where both the grouping and the ordering are meaningful." @en 
  • 'alternative label' definition "An alternative lexical label for a resource." @en 
  • 'has broader match' definition "skos:broadMatch is used to state a hierarchical mapping link between two conceptual resources in different concept schemes." @en 
  • 'has broader' definition "Relates a concept to a concept that is more general in meaning." @en 
  • 'has broader transitive' definition "skos:broaderTransitive is a transitive superproperty of skos:broader." 
  • 'change note' definition "A note about a modification to a concept." @en 
  • 'has close match' definition "skos:closeMatch is used to link two concepts that are sufficiently similar that they can be used interchangeably in some information retrieval applications. In order to avoid the possibility of "compound errors" when combining mappings across more than two concept schemes, skos:closeMatch is not declared to be a transitive property." @en 
  • 'editorial note' definition "A note for an editor, translator or maintainer of the vocabulary." @en 
  • 'has exact match' definition "skos:exactMatch is used to link two concepts, indicating a high degree of confidence that the concepts can be used interchangeably across a wide range of information retrieval applications. skos:exactMatch is a transitive property, and is a sub-property of skos:closeMatch." @en 
  • example definition "An example of the use of a concept." @en 
  • 'has top concept' definition "Relates, by convention, a concept scheme to a concept which is topmost in the broader/narrower concept hierarchies for that scheme, providing an entry point to these hierarchies." @en 
  • 'hidden label' definition "A lexical label for a resource that should be hidden when generating visual displays of the resource, but should still be accessible to free text search operations." @en 
  • 'history note' definition "A note about the past state/use/meaning of a concept." @en 
  • 'is in scheme' definition "Relates a resource (for example a concept) to a concept scheme in which it is included." @en 
  • 'is in mapping relation with' definition "Relates two concepts coming, by convention, from different schemes, and that have comparable meanings" @en 
  • 'has member' definition "Relates a collection to one of its members." @en 
  • 'has member list' definition "Relates an ordered collection to the RDF list containing its members." @en 
  • 'has narrower match' definition "skos:narrowMatch is used to state a hierarchical mapping link between two conceptual resources in different concept schemes." @en 
  • 'has narrower' definition "Relates a concept to a concept that is more specific in meaning." @en 
  • 'has narrower transitive' definition "skos:narrowerTransitive is a transitive superproperty of skos:narrower." 
  • notation definition "A notation, also known as classification code, is a string of characters such as "T58.5" or "303.4833" used to uniquely identify a concept within the scope of a given concept scheme." @en 
  • note definition "A general note, for any purpose." @en 
  • 'preferred label' definition "The preferred lexical label for a resource, in a given language." @en 
  • 'has related' definition "Relates a concept to a concept with which there is an associative semantic relationship." @en 
  • 'has related match' definition "skos:relatedMatch is used to state an associative mapping link between two conceptual resources in different concept schemes." @en 
  • 'scope note' definition "A note that helps to clarify the meaning and/or the use of a concept." @en 
  • 'is in semantic relation with' definition "Links a concept to a concept related by meaning." @en 
  • 'is top concept in scheme' definition "Relates a concept to the concept scheme that it is a top level concept of." @en 
  • definition SubPropertyOf note