# hl7 cts2

## HL7 CTS2

**This is an abbreviation for Common Terminology Services 2.**

## Common Terminology Services 2

An application programming interface (API) specification of the basic functional requirements used to query and access terminological content.

#### Notes

* *CTS2*\
  \* Is an abbreviation for *Common Terminology Services 2.*\
  \* Is used by healthcare software implementers.\
  \* Defines the functional requirements of a set of service interfaces to allow the representation, access, and maintenance of terminology content either locally, or across a federation of terminology services nodes.\_\
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  \* Is specified as an API, rather than a set of data structures. This enables a wide range of terminological content to be integrated within a common framework, without the need for significant migration or revision.\
  \* Was developed from the original HL7 CTS specification and is now a joint initiative between HL7 and the [Object Management Group (OMG)](http://www.omg.org/).

## Alternatives

* **CTS2**
* **HL7 CTS2**

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