general description RiC-A43
Definition
General information about an entity. General description may be used to describe any entity. There are different appropriate uses for general description. First, while it is recommended that more specific properties be used in describing an entity, it may be desirable, for economic or other reasons, to describe two or more specific properties together. Second, general description may be used to describe one or more characteristics that are not otherwise accommodated in RiC-O. Third, it may be used to provide a succinct summary or abstract description in addition to more detailed specific description.
Declared on
- Thing
RiC-E01
Also applies to 18 inherited by
Sub-classes that inherit this attribute. Click a subclass to see its full declared-plus-inherited view.
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Record Resource
RiC-E02via Thing -
Instantiation
RiC-E06via Thing -
Agent
RiC-E07via Thing -
Event
RiC-E14via Thing -
Rule
RiC-E16via Thing -
Date
RiC-E18via Thing -
Place
RiC-E22via Thing -
Record Set
RiC-E03via Thing -
Record
RiC-E04via Thing -
Record Part
RiC-E05via Thing -
Person
RiC-E08via Thing -
Group
RiC-E09via Thing -
Position
RiC-E12via Thing -
Mechanism
RiC-E13via Thing -
Activity
RiC-E15via Thing -
Mandate
RiC-E17via Thing -
Family
RiC-E10via Thing -
Corporate Body
RiC-E11via Thing
Examples
- The Senate is the academic governing body of the University of Strathclyde and is responsible for all academic matters including academic standards and quality. Meetings of the Senate are chaired by the Principal and the membership is drawn entirely from within the University, comprising academic and research staff. (about a corporate body, University of Strathclyde Senate)
- This activity involves regulating the nursing profession by conducting examinations and on-going education for nurses, maintaining rolls of those qualified as enrolled or registered nurses, midwives, psychiatric, and other specialised nurses. It also covers hearing disciplinary charges against nurses (and where necessary, removing them temporarily or permanently from the registers), as well as promoting the nursing profession. (about an activity, Nursing Profession Regulation)
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