Ontology

Overview / Open Energy Ontology / Class - symbol

Label: symbol

Definition:

An information content entity that is a mark(s) or character(s) used as a conventional representation of another entity.

Editor note:

20091104, MC: this needs work and will most probably change

Editor note:

2014-03-31: We would like to have a deeper analysis of 'mark' and 'sign' in the future (see https://github.com/information-artifact-ontology/IAO/issues/154).

Sub classes:

DOI

view

Definition:

A DOI (digital object identifier) is a persistent identifier or handle used to uniquely identify objects, standardized by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_object_identifier

abbreviation

view

Definition:

An abbreviation is a symbol of a textual entity.

version number

view

Definition:

A version number is an information content entity which is a sequence of characters borne by part of each of a class of manufactured products or its packaging and indicates its order within a set of other products having the same name.

Editor note:

Note: we feel that at the moment we are happy with a general version number, and that we will subclass as needed in the future. For example, see 7. genome sequence version

Back to the super classes:

information content entity

view

Definition:

A generically dependent continuant that is about some thing.

Editor note:

2014-03-10: The use of "thing" is intended to be general enough to include universals and configurations (see https://groups.google.com/d/msg/information-ontology/GBxvYZCk1oc/-L6B5fSBBTQJ).

Editor note:

information_content_entity 'is_encoded_in' some digital_entity in obi before split (040907). information_content_entity 'is_encoded_in' some physical_document in obi before split (040907). Previous. An information content entity is a non-realizable information entity that 'is encoded in' some digital or physical entity.