| Data Category: index heading | |
|---|---|
| Key | 267 |
| PID | http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-267 |
| Type | complex/open |
| Owner | Wright, Sue Ellen |
| Scope | public |
| 1. Administration Information Section | |
| 1.1 Administration Record | |
| Identifier | indexHeading |
| Version | 1:0 |
| Registration Status | private |
| Administration Status | private |
| Origin | ? |
| Explanatory Comment | ISO12620A-0905 |
| Effective Date | 2001-09-21 |
| 1.1.1 Creation | |
| Creation Date | 2004-07-09 |
| Change Description | 12620:1999; 12620-2:2003; 12620-3:2003 |
| 2. Description Section | |
| Profile | Terminology |
[-]2.1 English Language Section | |
| Language | English (en) |
| 2.1.1 Name Section | |
| Name | index heading |
| Name Status | standardized name |
| 2.1.2 Name Section | |
| Name | index word |
| Name Status | admitted name |
| 2.1.3 Definition Section | |
| Definition | A term chosen to be used in an index to represent an item or a concept in a document. |
| Source | ISO12620 |
| 2.1.4 Example Section | |
| Example | All data categories specified in this standard are included as index headings in the index, as are a number of permuted forms, common synonyms, and variants. |
| Source | ISO16642 |
| 2.1.5 Explanation Section | |
| Explanation | Keywords are frequently used as index headings, but not all index headings actually occur in documents, as it is good practice to also include those terms as index headings that a potential reader is likely to search for in a document. |
| 3. Conceptual Domain | |
| Data Type | string |