| Data Category: concept identifier | |
|---|---|
| Key | 139 |
| PID | http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-139 |
| Type | complex/open |
| Owner | Wright, Sue Ellen |
| Scope | public |
| 1. Administration Information Section | |
| 1.1 Administration Record | |
| Identifier | conceptIdentifier |
| Version | 1:0 |
| Registration Status | private |
| Administration Status | private |
| Justification | ISO 12620 |
| Origin | TC 37/SC 3 |
| Explanatory Comment | ISO12620A-1014 |
| Effective Date | 2001-09-22 |
| 1.1.1 Creation | |
| Creation Date | 2004-07-09 |
| Change Description | 12620:1999; 12620-2:2003; 12620-3:2003 |
| 1.1.2 Last Change | |
| Last Change Date | 2011-12-22 |
| Change Description | Updated, added note about non-termbase with an eye to SKOS or other ontological environments |
| 2. Description Section | |
| Profile | Terminology |
| 2.1 Data Element Name Section | |
| Data Element Name | concept identifier |
| Source | ISO 12620 |
| 2.2 Data Element Name Section | |
| Data Element Name | CID |
| Source | ISO 12620 |
[-]2.3 English Language Section | |
| Language | English (en) |
| 2.3.1 Name Section | |
| Name | concept identifier |
| Name Status | standardized name |
| 2.3.2 Name Section | |
| Name | CID |
| Name Status | admitted name |
| 2.3.3 Definition Section | |
| Definition | A code used to identify a terminological data record (concept record or concept entry) in order to link physical elements to form a virtual concept entry. |
| Source | ISO12620 |
| 2.3.4 Definition Section | |
| Definition | A code used to identify a concept associated with a terminological entry in a termbase,concept system, or ontological resource. |
| Source | SEW, provisional suggestion |
| 2.3.5 Example Section | |
| Example | If this data element specification were treated as a terminological entry, the position number A.10.14 could be used as a concept identifier. |
| Source | ISO16642 |
| 2.3.6 Example Section | |
| Example | In RDF modeling environments, the concept identifier would in all likelihood be expressed as a URI. |
| Source | SEW |
| 2.3.7 Explanation Section | |
| Explanation | A concept identifier is used in cases where several records can pertain to the same concept, in which instance the record identifiers for the various records will differ, necessitating the inclusion of a linking identifier in order to maintain the integrity of the overall concept entry. Concept identifiers are also essential in systematically organized terminologies, where they are used as cross-reference identifiers from alphabetical lists. They are also listed separately in environments where a stable entry identifier is needed, but the virtual entry identifier can be subject to change as a result of database management considerations. |
| Source | ISO 12620:1999 |
| 3. Conceptual Domain | |
| Data Type | string |