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preferred label
Controlled Vocabulary
English
New-Proposed

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English preferred label Controlled Vocabulary New-Proposed
English definition A list of terms that have been enumerated explicitly. This list is controlled by and is available from a controlled vocabulary registration authority. All terms in a controlled vocabulary must have an unambiguous, non-redundant definition. NOTE: This is a design goal that may not be true in practice; it depends on how strict the controlled vocabulary registration authority is regarding registration of terms into a controlled vocabulary. At a minimum, the following two rules must be enforced: 1. If the same term is commonly used to mean different concepts, then its name is explicitly qualified to resolve this ambiguity. NOTE: This rule does not apply to synonym rings. 2. If multiple terms are used to mean the same thing, one of the terms is identified as the preferred term in the controlled vocabulary and the other terms are listed as synonyms or aliases. (From ANSI/NISO Z39.19-2015) New-Proposed
English definition Prescribed list of terms, headings or codes, each representing a concept. NOTE: Controlled vocabularies are designed for applications in which it is useful to identify each concept with one consistent label, for example when classifying documents, indexing them and/or searching them. Thesauri, subject heading schemes and name authority lists are examples of controlled vocabularies. Definition from ISO 25964 Information and documentation — Thesauri and interoperability with other vocabularies Part 2: Interoperability with other vocabularies First Edition, 2013-03-15 New-Proposed