Use of References in the EDCS
Objective: Unambiguous communication across disparate domains
- Bring together (consistently) concepts that are seen as "authoritative" in those domains.
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The reference type, reference, and supplemental references fields of an EDCS dictionary entry serve the following purposes:
- The specification of the nature of the relationship between the concept embodied by that entry and the concept optionally cited in the reference field,
- The identification of the source of the concept embodied in that entry, and
- To provide additional information useful in understanding that entry.
The reference type and reference fields are closely related while the supplemental references field provides additional information.