Glossary of Terms

Term	Description	Source
concept	unit of knowledge created by a unique combination of characteristics	ISO 1087: 2019
SNOMED CT concept	a clinical idea to which a unique concept identifier has been assigned.	concept
CRS	SNOMED International Content Request Service
definition	representation of a concept by a descriptive statement which serve to differentiate it from related concepts	ISO 1087: 2019
description	An association between a human-readable phrase (term) and a particular SNOMED CT concept Each of the descriptions in SNOMED CT is given a separate row in the Descriptions Table. Each description is assigned a unique description identifier and connects a term and a concept.	SNOMED CT Glossary
linguistic guidelines	set of rules of grammar or terminology to be observed for the type of concept in question
QI project	A Snomed International project deployed to improve internal structural consistency and ensure compliance with editorial policy related to the stated modelling of content
realm	The authority, expertise, or preference that influences the required range or frequency of use of components. A Realm may be a nation, an organisation, a professional discipline, a specialty, or an individual user.	SNOMED CT Glossary
relationship	An association between a source concept and a destination concept (each identified by a conceptId). The nature of the association is indicated by a relationship type. Each relationship is represented by a row in the Relationships Table.	SNOMED CT Glossary
source language	language of the source language content	ISO 17100:2015
target language	language into which the source language content is translated	ISO 17100:2015
term	designation of a general concept in a specific subject field	ISO 1087-1:2019
translate	render information in the source language into the target language in written form	ISO 17100:2015
TSP	Translation Service Provider; person or organisation supplying translation services	ISO 17100:2015
TPO	Translation Project Owner
TUG	The Translation User Group