OEO Ontology

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Label: reference
Definition:
A reference is an information content entity naming a relevant document, position in a document or address.

Sub classes:
citation reference
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Definition:
A citation reference is a reference stating where a citation was taken from.

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information content entity
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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.