Types of abbreviations in TBX-lite Proposal for the LISA Terminology SIG Kara Warburton Jan 24, 2007

ISO Term Type picklist values ISO12620A : entry term ISO12620A : synonym ISO12620A : quasi-synonym ISO12620A : international scientific term ISO12620A : common name ISO12620A : internationalism ISO12620A : full form ISO12620A : variant ISO12620A : transliterated form ISO12620A : transcribed form ISO12620A : romanized form ISO12620A : symbol ISO12620A : formula ISO12620A : equation ISO12620A : logical expression ISO12620A : abbreviated form of term –ISO12620A : abbreviation –ISO12620A : short form of term –ISO12620A : initialism –ISO12620A : acronym –ISO12620A : clipped term ISO12620A : sku ISO12620A : part number ISO12620A : phraseological unit –ISO12620A : collocation –ISO12620A : set phrase –ISO12620A : synonymous phrase ISO12620A : standard text ISO12620A : string ISO12620A : string category ISO12620A : product name We have picked the blue and red ones. We may want the pink one too. The ones in italics are already in TBX. I do not know why TBX did not include all children in a set (for instance in the “abbreviated form of term” set). This is what is causing the problem… TBX includes only the parent and one child of this set. Furthermore, we find the breakdown of abbreviations in confusing and need to clarify them.

A term resulting from the omission of any part of the full term while designating the same concept A designation formed by omitting words or letters from a longer form and designating the same concept. Example: full form: adjective abbreviation: adj A variant of a multiword term that includes fewer words than the full form of the term. Example: full form: Intergovernmental Group of Twenty- four on Monetary Affairs short form: Group of Twenty-four An abbreviation made up of the initial letters of the components of the full form of the designation or from syllables of the full form and pronounced letter by letter. Example: full form: bovine spongiform encephalopathy; short form: BSE An abbreviation made up of the initial letters of the components of the full form of the designation or from syllables of the full form and pronounced syllabically. Example: radar = radio detecting and ranging An abbreviation formed by truncating a part of a simple term. Example: full form: influenza clipped term: flu ISO current definitions – not systematic! similar examples! similar definitions! TBX-lite does not need to differentiate incorrect genus in def’n or incorrect model? abbreviation by definition appears to include both short form and clipped term

abbreviated form abbreviationshort forminitialismacronymclipped term A term resulting from the omission of any part of the full term while designating the same concept An abbreviated form formed by omitting words or letters from a longer form and designating the same concept. Example: full form: adjective abbreviation: adj An abbreviated form that includes fewer words than the full form of the term. Example: full form: Intergovernmental Group of Twenty- four on Monetary Affairs short form: Group of Twenty-four An abbreviation made up of the initial letters of the components of the full form of the designation or from syllables of the full form and pronounced letter by letter. Example: full form: bovine spongiform encephalopathy; short form: BSE An abbreviated form made up of the initial letters of the components of the full form of the designation or from syllables of the full form and pronounced syllabically. Example: UN = United Nations An abbreviation formed by truncating a part of a simple term. Example: full form: influenza clipped term: flu Revised model and definitions for TBX-lite grey parts are removed, blue parts are changed (corrected) to make the definitions systematic. we can skip this level while complying in essence to 12620

abbreviated form abbreviationshort formacronym A term resulting from the omission of any part of the full term while designating the same concept An abbreviated form formed by omitting words or letters from a longer form and designating the same concept. Example: full form: adjective abbreviation: adj An abbreviated form that includes fewer words than the full form of the term. Example: full form: Intergovernmental Group of Twenty-four on Monetary Affairs short form: Group of Twenty-four An abbreviated form made up of the initial letters of the components of the full form of the designation or from syllables of the full form and pronounced syllabically. Example: UN = United Nations Final model for TBX-lite for kinds of abbreviations we can skip this level while complying in essence to 12620

term type abbreviationshort formacronymfull formvariantphrase Final full model for TBX-lite for term types with additional definitions (from 12620, minor corrections) The complete representation of a term for which there is an abbreviated form. An alternative form of a term other than an abbreviated form. Variants can include words that have an alternative spelling, punctuation, capitalization, word formation, or even a numeric representation. Any group of two or more words that are frequently expressed together and that comprise more than one concept. The individual words in a phrase usually function in more than one grammatical category (part of speech) within the syntax of a sentence.