5.6. Annotation Reference Set

900000000000516008 | Annotation type reference set| allows  String to be associated with components for any specified purpose. So, where the 900000000000521006 | Association type reference set| linked a SNOMED CT component to another SNOMED CT components, the 900000000000516008 | Annotation type reference set|  allow a SNOMED CT component to be linked to a non-standardized string annotation.

Figure 5.6-1: Illustration of the general functionality of Annotation reference sets of the general functionality of Annotation reference sets

Reference Specific Attributes

Besides from the 4 identification and versioning attributes, the annotation reference set type has following attributes.