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If the

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tpartition-identifier
indicates a long format SCTID (data type), the seven-digits immediately to the left of the partition-digit are a
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tnamespace-identifier
. The
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tnamespace-identifier
is an integer value, left padded with 0 s as necessary to ensure there are always seven digits in the value. The
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tnamespace-identifier
does not hold meaning.

Each organization that is authorized to generate SCTID (data type) is allocated a

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tnamespace-identifier
by the
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tSNOMED International
. Each allocated namespace is represented in the
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tNamespace Concept
metadata sub-hierarchy, released as part of the
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tInternational release
(see details in
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tThe Namespace hierarchy
).