FAMILY OF CONCEPTS - Conceptualization Levels of Information Dictionary
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Information DictionaryAn Information Dictionary is a Model Package of Information Blocks used to describe an information architecture. This includes: 1. Information Domain which groups Information Entitys by unit knowlege required by an Agent to operate during Behavior execution. 2. Information Entity which constitute resusable unit of information that can change over time. 3. Concept Property which constitue immutable characteristics of Information Entitys. Concrete implementations of Model Packages are Business Dictionary, Logical Data Dictionary, etc. |
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DISJOINT SUBTYPES of 'Information Dictionary'
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Business Dictionary |
A Business Dictionary is a cluster of Business Dictionary Blocks whose existence and meaning are defined by the Business Dictionary. It comprises the Concepts, Event Concepts along with the terminology (Terms) used to describe this branch of knowledge or discipline. A Business Dictionary is both: 1. A lexical scope (Dictionary Lexical Scope): the meaning of a Dictionary Block can only be determined by the Business Dictionary where it was created. 2. A universe of discourse: the complete range of Conceptual Objects that are expressed, assumed, or implied in a branch of knowledge, a discipline or a field of study. Example: - The Harward Medical Dictionary of Health Terms : |
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Data Dictionary |
A Data Dictionary is a dictionary of Physical Data Blocks used to describe a data architecture. This includes: 1. Data Domains, 2. Data Entity(ies), 3. Data Property(ies). Concrete implementations are Logical Data Dictionary(ies), Relational Dictionary(ies), NoSQL Dictionary(ies). |