# term (field)

A text string that represents the concept referenced by the conceptId field in the Description file.

Note:

By default the term is a UTF-8 string of up to 255 characters. However, description types can be specified which are longer in length and/or contain format markup (e.g. HTML).

Field name in the [Description file](/snomed-ct-specifications/snomed-ct-release-file-specification/appendices/appendix-b.-specification-reference-information/d/description-file.md).

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