# Glossary of Terms

<table><thead><tr><th width="201.59765625">Term</th><th width="346.60546875">Description</th><th>Source</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>concept</strong></td><td>unit of knowledge created by a unique combination of characteristics</td><td>ISO 1087: 2019</td></tr><tr><td><strong>SNOMED CT concept</strong></td><td>a clinical idea to which a unique concept identifier has been assigned.</td><td><a data-mention href="/spaces/P21QucCX9Y41nBQt50ad/pages/ymogApmmn5qLq6FOqlnd">/spaces/P21QucCX9Y41nBQt50ad/pages/ymogApmmn5qLq6FOqlnd</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>CRS</strong></td><td>SNOMED International Content Request Service</td><td><br></td></tr><tr><td><strong>definition</strong></td><td>representation of a concept by a descriptive statement which serve to differentiate it from related concepts</td><td>ISO 1087: 2019</td></tr><tr><td><strong>description</strong></td><td><p>An association between a human-readable phrase (term) and a particular SNOMED CT concept</p><p>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.</p></td><td><a href="/spaces/P21QucCX9Y41nBQt50ad/pages/qGBRsvLAeXPQqfxy3fEQ">SNOMED CT Glossary</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>linguistic guidelines</strong></td><td>set of rules of grammar or terminology to be observed for the type of concept in question</td><td><br></td></tr><tr><td><strong>QI project</strong></td><td>A Snomed International project deployed to improve internal structural consistency and ensure compliance with editorial policy related to the stated modelling of content</td><td><br></td></tr><tr><td><strong>realm</strong></td><td>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.</td><td><a href="/spaces/P21QucCX9Y41nBQt50ad/pages/HgbW822eK1yKdC8LUBjK">SNOMED CT Glossary</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>relationship</strong></td><td>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.</td><td><a href="/spaces/P21QucCX9Y41nBQt50ad/pages/APF2ipxNQeSqLkwN13Tr">SNOMED CT Glossary</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>source language</strong></td><td>language of the source language content</td><td>ISO 17100:2015</td></tr><tr><td><strong>target language</strong></td><td>language into which the source language content is translated</td><td>ISO 17100:2015</td></tr><tr><td><strong>term</strong></td><td>designation of a general concept in a specific subject field</td><td>ISO 1087-1:2019</td></tr><tr><td><strong>translate</strong></td><td>render information in the source language into the target language in written form</td><td>ISO 17100:2015</td></tr><tr><td><strong>TSP</strong></td><td>Translation Service Provider; person or organisation supplying translation services</td><td>ISO 17100:2015</td></tr><tr><td><strong>TPO</strong></td><td>Translation Project Owner</td><td><br></td></tr><tr><td><strong>TUG</strong></td><td>The Translation User Group</td><td><br></td></tr></tbody></table>

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