This concept enumeration represents a value that can be applied to the description.typeId field. This is used to indicate whether the description represents a fully specified name, a synonym a definition or some other symbolic or textual representation of the associated concept. The Table below shows the current set of values for this concept enumeration.
Description type (core metadata concept) (900000000000446008)
Concept
Comment
The description.term represents the fully specified name of the associated concept in the language indicated by the description.languageCode.
The description.term represents a term that is used to represent the associated concept in the language indicated by the description.languageCode.
Note: The preferred term used in a given language or dialect is a synonym. Preference and acceptability of a particular synonyms is indicated by a .
The description.term represents a textual definition of the associated concept in the language indicated by description.languageCode.