designates

IRI: https://spec.industrialontologies.org/ontology/construct/designates

Defined In: https://spec.industrialontologies.org/ontology/core/Core/

Type: Object Property

SubProperty Of: denotes

Domain: information content entity

Range: bfo:entity

Inverse Of: designated by

Definition

relation from an information content entity to an entity that the information content entity uniquely distinguishes from other entities

Explanatory Notes

1. To ensure uniqueness, each information content entity can designate exactly one entity. As such, this property is made functional.
2. The uniqueness of the entity is typically within a particular context that is represented in the identification scheme that conveys the meaning of the assignment.

Examples

• a URL designates the location of a Web Page on the internet;SSN designates an individual; ‘lot number’ designates a particular lot of product

Adapted From

• http://www.ontologyrepository.com/CommonCoreOntologies/Mid/InformationEntityOntology

Description Logic

constr:designates ⊑ constr:denotes

domain: constr:InformationContentEntity

range: bfo:entity

inverse: constr:designatedBy

Functional

SubPropertyOf: constr:denotes

domain: constr:InformationContentEntity

range: bfo:entity

inverse: constr:designatedBy

Functional