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====== Taxonomy ======

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===== Discussion =====

A Taxonomy is a governed classification structure that organizes concepts, entities, or other subjects into categories and relationships according to defined classification criteria.

A Taxonomy commonly uses hierarchical relationships in which broader categories contain or classify narrower categories. It may also provide identifiers, labels, descriptions, classification rules, and relationships among categories.

A Taxonomy may identify:

  * Classification categories
  * Parent-child relationships among categories
  * Permitted category identifiers and labels
  * Criteria for assigning a subject to a category
  * Relationships among related categories
  * Applicable [[public:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:d:domain|Domains]] or contexts
  * Governing authorities
  * Version, status, and lifecycle information

A Taxonomy is related to, but distinct from, a [[public:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:v:vocabulary|Vocabulary]]. A Vocabulary establishes the designations used to identify and communicate concepts. A Taxonomy organizes concepts or subjects into defined classification relationships. A Taxonomy may use terms from a Vocabulary to label its categories.

A Taxonomy is also related to, but distinct from, an [[public:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:o:ontology|Ontology]]. A Taxonomy primarily provides a classification structure. An Ontology may define richer semantic relationships, properties, constraints, and axioms that support inference or reasoning.

A Domain Taxonomy is a Taxonomy whose categories, classification criteria, and applicability are defined for a particular Domain. Its governing authority determines which categories apply, how subjects are classified, and how the Taxonomy evolves within that Domain.

===== Definition =====

//a classification structure that organizes concepts, entities, or other subjects into categories and defined relationships according to specified classification criteria//

===== Source =====

Informed by established terminology, knowledge-organization, and information-modeling practices; specialized for use across Dido Solutions specifications.

===== Note =====

A Taxonomy does not require a particular representation technology. It may be represented in a document, table, hierarchy, model, schema, registry, or machine-processable semantic artifact.

A Taxonomy may be polyhierarchical, allowing a category to have more than one broader category, when permitted by its governing model.

The SIP-RA does not standardize a particular Domain Taxonomy. It defines architectural mechanisms for representing, identifying, versioning, exchanging, mapping, and applying independently governed taxonomies.

===== Example =====

A logistics Domain Taxonomy classifies resources into categories such as supplies, equipment, personnel, facilities, and services. Each category has a governed identifier, label, classification criteria, applicable Domain, authority, and version.

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