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Section 12 of 103
11. Term, Concept, Meaning and Referent
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- A Term is a controlled word, phrase, symbol, abbreviation, or identifier used to designate a concept.
- A Concept is the abstract engineering idea or category represented by one or more terms.
- Meaning is the approved semantic content assigned to a term within a declared scope.
A Referent is the particular physical, digital, hybrid, organizational, or conceptual entity to which a term refers in a specific statement or context.
A single concept may have a preferred term, admitted synonyms, translated equivalents, and machine-readable identifiers. These representations shall remain connected to the same authoritative concept record.
A term shall not be confused with its referent. For example, the term “Node” designates a System05 concept, while a particular manufactured Node with a unique identity is a referent of that concept.
Precise engineering interpretation requires identification of both the intended concept and the applicable referent.