Semantic Business Vocabulary Model (SBVM)

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Discussion

A Semantic Business Vocabulary Model (SBVM) defines the business terms, meanings, relationships, and usage constraints that govern a domain vocabulary. It provides a structured vocabulary foundation for business rules, schemas, models, reports, interfaces, and implementation artefacts.

An SBVM focuses on vocabulary meaning rather than ontology technology. It aligns business terminology with semantics, FIBO, controlled vocabularies, glossaries, taxonomies, conceptual models, schemas, ontologies, and ontology languages.

In DIDO Solutions work, an SBVM bridges human-readable terminology and formal semantic artefacts. It preserves traceability from business terms to rules, reports, schemas, models, interfaces, and implementation artefacts.

Definition

structured model of business terms, meanings, relationships, and usage constraints within a defined domain

Source

DIDO Solutions usage, informed by terminology practice, semantic modelling practice, and FIBO usage in financial-domain semantic alignment.

Note

SBVM identifies a DIDO-local vocabulary model concept. An SBVM defines vocabulary meaning before an architecture expresses selected content in schemas, ontologies, OWL, or other implementation artefacts.

Example

An FX SBVM defines trade, counterparty, settlement date, currency pair, and notional amount, together with the relationships and usage constraints that distinguish those business terms.

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