Terminology Package

Overview

The base.foundation_types.terminology package provides leaf types used to represent a terminology code, i.e. a code within a terminology, and a term, which is the combination of a code and one rubric (natural language) string associated with it. Terminology codes are sometimes called concept codes among terminology experts, and when used as references, concept references.

An instance of Terminology_code is a reference to any referenceable entity within a terminology or ontology, which may be:

  • a single term, for which a rubric(s) and potentially relationships (at least the IS-A relationship) are defined;

  • a value set i.e. a set of single terms, possibly in a tree or other structure corresponding to relationships between the member terms;

  • any other terminological entity referencable with a code.

An instance of Terminology_term provides a way to record a terminology code and the rubric used in some operational context, allowing the receiver or reader of the data to avoid having to perform a terminology lookup to obtain the rubric, e.g. for display purposes.

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Figure 1. base.foundation_types.terminology package

Class Definitions

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