A link between a terminology component and an information model artifact.

Notes

• Terminology components include , , , and constraints.
• Information model artifacts include classes and attributes in reference models for and communication specifications.
• Terminology bindings enables formal specification of rules for:
  • consistent use of  in an information model; and
  • transforming data to a shared  .
• There are two distinct types of terminology binding
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• Terminology binding can also refer to the process of creating and maintaining links between terminology components and information model artifacts.

Examples

• A set of coded values that may be applied to a particular attribute in an information model. The set may be expressed  (by enumeration of the codes) or  (by rules such as ).
• The association between a named attribute value in the information model and a specific coded value or .
• A rule that determines the way that a coded is constructed, based on multiple attribute values in the information model.

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