OEO Ontology

Overview / Open Energy Ontology / Class - abbreviation
Label: abbreviation
Definition:
An abbreviation is a symbol of a textual entity.

Sub classes:
acronym
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Definition:
An acronym is an abbreviation of the title by using the first letters of each part of the title.

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symbol
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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).