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An information content entity that is a mark(s) or character(s) used as a conventional representation of another entity. |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/IAO_0000028 |
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based on Oxford English Dictionary |
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2014-03-31: We would like to have a deeper analysis of 'mark' and 'sign' in the future (see https://github.com/information-artifact-ontology/IAO/issues/154). 20091104, MC: this needs work and will most probably change |
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a serial number such as "12324X" a stop sign a written proper name such as "OBI" |
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IAO:0000028 |
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PERSON: Jonathan Rees PERSON: James A. Overton |
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| textual definition |
An information content entity that is a mark(s) or character(s) used as a conventional representation of another entity. |
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