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Term Association Types

There are 5 term association types:

  • Has Synonym – identifying terms with the same meaning
  • Has Acronym
  • Contains / Contained By – Containership type relationships, e.g., GL Account contains a Name, and Abbreviation, and Amount Available, etc.
  • References/Referenced by – Allow for generic cross-references.
  • See Also – identifying terms related as a reference
  • More General / More Specific – Generalization / Specification type relationship, e.g., Vehicle is More General than Car or Truck
  • Represents / Represented By – Relationship defining a representation or domain for a term, e.g., Account Amount Available is Represented by the Unified Dollar Amount which expresses the number of digits to use, etc.

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