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# national release

## National Release

**This is an abbreviation for SNOMED CT National Release.**

## SNOMED CT National Release

The complete set of SNOMED CT components and reference set members distributed to licensees by a Member.

#### Notes

* The *National Release* is a set of release files which contain components and derivatives from a National Extension maintained and distributed by a Member.
* A *National Release* may also include the SNOMED CT International Release on which it depends, in which case it is a release of the National Edition.
* Alternatively, a *National Release* may consist only of the National Extension release files for a specified release date. In this case, the National Edition combines these files with the International Release on which it depends.
* The *National Release* made available on a particular date, is referred to as a *National Release* version.

## Alternatives

* **National Release**

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