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A narrative text explanation of the meaning of a 

Gloss
tconcept
 that may exceed the maximum permitted length for a
Gloss
tfully specificied specified name
.

Notes

  • Textual definitions are optional and are only provided for a limited number of 
    Gloss
    tconcepts
    , where there is a requirement additional detail.
  • Textual definitions are distributed as 
    Gloss
    tdescriptions
     with a 
    Gloss
    tdescription type
     
    Concept
    t900000000000550004 Definition (core metadata concept)
    .
  • A file that conforms to the standard 
    Specref
    RefTypefile
    tdescription file
     format is used to distribute textual definitions. However, descriptions in this file have a maximum permitted length of 4096 characters.
  • Note

    Textual definitions should not be confused with the formal logic definitions of concepts expressed using

    Gloss
    tOWL axioms
    or
    Gloss
    tdefining relationships
    .




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