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Definition

reinterpretable representation of information (3.9.5) in a formalized manner suitable for communication, interpretation or processing

 

This is a concrete item and can be implemented directly

Term: data; 
Plural: datas; 

Notes

NOTE 1 to entry: data are defined without any context in such a way that by itself one cannot tell its correct meaning, where it has meaning this is information (3.9.5).

Examples

Diagrammatic representation

Simple graph - data

Required associations

Optional associations

Generalisations

data

Specialisations

data