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A generically dependent continuant that is about some thing.

This is just here as a test because I lose it

Term information

IAO 0000114
  • http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/IAO_0000122
IAO 0000116
  • information_content_entity 'is_encoded_in' some digital_entity in obi before split (040907). information_content_entity 'is_encoded_in' some physical_document in obi before split (040907). Previous. An information content entity is a non-realizable information entity that 'is encoded in' some digital or physical entity.
  • 2014-03-10: The use of "thing" is intended to be general enough to include universals and configurations (see https://groups.google.com/d/msg/information-ontology/GBxvYZCk1oc/-L6B5fSBBTQJ).
definition source
  • OBI_0000142
editor preferred term
  • information content entity
example of usage
  • Examples of information content entites include journal articles, data, graphical layouts, and graphs.
term editor
  • PERSON: Chris Stoeckert

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