National Terminology Server - Recovery.gov Dialog

Roy Roebuck (United States of America)
Roy Roebuck idea posted at http://www.thenationaldialogue.org/ideas/establish-a-national-terminology-as-a-shared-reference
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  1. expandible
    able to expand or be expanded
    These semantic layers, from foundation to top, are:

    1.Creation of Content by authors.
    2.Inventory of content stores (operational structured content as data, analytical structured content as data, semistructured content such as email, and unstructured
  2. axiology
    the study of values and value judgments
    Further elaborating the ontology or EA would then lead to the ability to build an axiology showing subject-activity sequences, and thus subject-activity dependencies, and thus subject-activity value-streams, value-chains, and priorities.
  3. metadata
    data about data
    These semantic layers, from foundation to top, are:

    1.Creation of Content by authors.
    2.Inventory of content stores (operational structured content as data, analytical structured content as data, semistructured content such as email, and unstructured
  4. knowledge base
    the content of a particular field of knowledge
    These semantic layers, from foundation to top, are:

    1.Creation of Content by authors.
    2.Inventory of content stores (operational structured content as data, analytical structured content as data, semistructured content such as email, and unstructured
  5. lookup
    an operation that determines whether one or more of a set of items has a specified property
    (All of DODAF fits here, and some of OMB FEA)
    6.Taxonomies to categorize broader and narrower meanings and their terms (and to serve as master-metadata and master-data for organization-wide lookup tables) (Some of OMB FEA fits here)
    7.Thesauru
  6. ontology
    the metaphysical study of the nature of being and existence
    These semantic layers, from foundation to top, are:

    1.Creation of Content by authors.
    2.Inventory of content stores (operational structured content as data, analytical structured content as data, semistructured content such as email, and unstructured content such as documents, spreadsheets, and presentation files)
    3.Term extraction from content, tied to source and author metadata
    4.Term definition(s) from authors, groups, organizations, standards-bodies, national and global dictiona...
  7. terminology
    a system of words used to name things in a discipline
    Establish A National Terminology As A Shared Reference

    Provide a National Terminology as a shared reference for all Federal Activities and for all those receiving Federal Funds.
  8. taxonomy
    a classification of organisms based on similarities
    (All of DODAF fits here, and some of OMB FEA)
    6.Taxonomies to categorize broader and narrower meanings and their terms (and to serve as master-metadata and master-data for organization-wide lookup tables) (Some of OMB FEA fits here)
    7.Thesaurus for identifying preferred and alternate terms within a domain, including acronyms, aliases, abbreviations, and alternate spellings, all as a means to translate jargon across domains and translate across natural languages.
    8.Refinement of...
  9. OMB
    the executive agency that advises the President on the federal budget
    (All of DODAF fits here, and some of OMB FEA)
    6.Taxonomies to categorize broader and narrower meanings and their terms (and to serve as master-metadata and master-data for organization-wide lookup tables) (Some of OMB FEA fits here)
    7.Thesaurus for identifying preferred and alternate terms within a domain, including acronyms, aliases, abbreviations, and alternate spellings, all as a means to translate jargon across domains and translate across natural languages.
    8.Refinement of...
  10. unstructured
    lacking definite organization
    These semantic layers, from foundation to top, are:

    1.Creation of Content by authors.
    2.Inventory of content stores (operational structured content as data, analytical structured content as data, semistructured content such as email, and unstructured content such as documents, spreadsheets, and presentation files)
    3.Term extraction from content, tied to source and author metadata
    4.Term definition(s) from authors, groups, organizations, standards-bodies, national and global d...
  11. categorize
    place into or assign to a class
    (All of DODAF fits here, and some of OMB FEA)
    6.Taxonomies to categorize broader and narrower meanings and their terms (and to serve as master-metadata and master-data for organization-wide lookup tables) (Some of OMB FEA fits here)
    7.Thesaurus for identifying preferred and alternate terms within a domain, including acronyms, aliases, abbreviations, and alternate spellings, all as a means to translate jargon across domains and translate across natural languages.
    8.Refinement of...
  12. structured
    having a definite and highly organized system
    These semantic layers, from foundation to top, are:

    1.Creation of Content by authors.
    2.Inventory of content stores (operational structured content as data, analytical structured content as data, semistructured content such as email, and unstructured content such as documents, spreadsheets, and presentation files)
    3.Term extraction from content, tied to source and author metadata
    4.Term definition(s) from authors, groups, organizations, standards-bodies, national and global d...
  13. spreadsheet
    a screen-oriented interactive program enabling a user to lay out financial data on the screen
    These semantic layers, from foundation to top, are:

    1.Creation of Content by authors.
    2.Inventory of content stores (operational structured content as data, analytical structured content as data, semistructured content such as email, and unstructured content such as documents, spreadsheets, and presentation files)
    3.Term extraction from content, tied to source and author metadata
    4.Term definition(s) from authors, groups, organizations, standards-bodies, national and global d...
  14. natural language
    a human written or spoken language used by a community
    (All of DODAF fits here, and some of OMB FEA)
    6.Taxonomies to categorize broader and narrower meanings and their terms (and to serve as master-metadata and master-data for organization-wide lookup tables) (Some of OMB FEA fits here)
    7.Thesaurus for identifying preferred and alternate terms within a domain, including acronyms, aliases, abbreviations, and alternate spellings, all as a means to translate jargon across domains and translate across natural languages.
    8.Refinement of...
  15. semantic
    of or relating to meaning or the study of meaning
    These semantic layers, from foundation to top, are:

    1.Creation of Content by authors.
    2.Inventory of content stores (operational structured content as data, analytical structured content as data, semistructured content such as email, and unstructured content such as documents, spreadsheets, and presentation files)
    3.Term extraction from content, tied to source and author metadata
    4.Term definition(s) from authors, groups, organizations, standards-bodies, national and global d...
  16. workforce
    the people employed or available for employment
    A shared and governed terminology would dramatically reduce the complexity and cost of accurately interfacing cultures, organizations, workforces, processes, data, and technologies.
  17. data
    a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn
    These semantic layers, from foundation to top, are:

    1.Creation of Content by authors.
    2.Inventory of content stores (operational structured content as data, analytical structured content as data, semistructured content such as email, and unstructured content such as documents, spreadsheets, and presentation files)
    3.Term extraction from content, tied to source and author metadata
    4.Term definition(s) from authors, groups, organizations, standards-bodies, national and global d...
  18. datum
    an item of factual information from measurement or research
    These semantic layers, from foundation to top, are:

    1.Creation of Content by authors.
    2.Inventory of content stores (operational structured content as data, analytical structured content as data, semistructured content such as email, and unstructured content such as documents, spreadsheets, and presentation files)
    3.Term extraction from content, tied to source and author metadata
    4.Term definition(s) from authors, groups, organizations, standards-bodies, national and global d...
  19. thesaurus
    a book containing a classified list of synonyms
    (All of DODAF fits here, and some of OMB FEA)
    6.Taxonomies to categorize broader and narrower meanings and their terms (and to serve as master-metadata and master-data for organization-wide lookup tables) (Some of OMB FEA fits here)
    7.Thesaurus for identifying preferred and alternate terms within a domain, including acronyms, aliases, abbreviations, and alternate spellings, all as a means to translate jargon across domains and translate across natural languages.
    8.Refinement of...
  20. acronym
    a word formed from the initial letters of several words
    (All of DODAF fits here, and some of OMB FEA)
    6.Taxonomies to categorize broader and narrower meanings and their terms (and to serve as master-metadata and master-data for organization-wide lookup tables) (Some of OMB FEA fits here)
    7.Thesaurus for identifying preferred and alternate terms within a domain, including acronyms, aliases, abbreviations, and alternate spellings, all as a means to translate jargon across domains and translate across natural languages.
    8.Refinement of...
  21. conceptual
    being or characterized by ideas or their formation
    These semantic layers, from foundation to top, are:

    1.Creation of Content by authors.
    2.Inventory of content stores (operational structured content as data, analytical structured content as data, semistructured content such as email, and unstructured content such as documents, spreadsheets, and presentation files)
    3.Term extraction from content, tied to source and author metadata
    4.Term definition(s) from authors, groups, organizations, standards-bodies, national and global dictiona...
  22. cycling
    the sport of traveling on a two-wheeled vehicle
    (All of DODAF fits here, and some of OMB FEA)
    6.Taxonomies to categorize broader and narrower meanings and their terms (and to serve as master-metadata and master-data for organization-wide lookup tables) (Some of OMB FEA fits here)
    7.Thesaurus for identifying preferred and alternate terms within a domain, including acronyms, aliases, abbreviations, and alternate spellings, all as a means to translate jargon across domains and translate across natural languages.
    8.Refinement of termin...
  23. graph
    a visual representation of the relations between quantities
    These semantic layers, from foundation to top, are:

    1.Creation of Content by authors.
    2.Inventory of content stores (operational structured content as data, analytical structured content as data, semistructured content such as email, and unstructured content such as documents, spreadsheets, and presentation files)
    3.Term extraction from content, tied to source and author metadata
    4.Term definition(s) from authors, groups, organizations, standards-bodies, national and global dictiona...
  24. email
    (computer science) a system of world-wide electronic communication in which a computer user can compose a message at one terminal that can be regenerated at the recipient's terminal when the recipient logs in
    These semantic layers, from foundation to top, are:

    1.Creation of Content by authors.
    2.Inventory of content stores (operational structured content as data, analytical structured content as data, semistructured content such as email, and unstructured content such as documents, spreadsheets, and presentation files)
    3.Term extraction from content, tied to source and author metadata
    4.Term definition(s) from authors, groups, organizations, standards-bodies, national and global d...
  25. domain
    a particular environment or walk of life
    (All of DODAF fits here, and some of OMB FEA)
    6.Taxonomies to categorize broader and narrower meanings and their terms (and to serve as master-metadata and master-data for organization-wide lookup tables) (Some of OMB FEA fits here)
    7.Thesaurus for identifying preferred and alternate terms within a domain, including acronyms, aliases, abbreviations, and alternate spellings, all as a means to translate jargon across domains and translate across natural languages.
    8.Refinement of...
  26. abbreviation
    shortening something by omitting parts of it
    (All of DODAF fits here, and some of OMB FEA)
    6.Taxonomies to categorize broader and narrower meanings and their terms (and to serve as master-metadata and master-data for organization-wide lookup tables) (Some of OMB FEA fits here)
    7.Thesaurus for identifying preferred and alternate terms within a domain, including acronyms, aliases, abbreviations, and alternate spellings, all as a means to translate jargon across domains and translate across natural languages.
    8.Refinement of...
  27. operational
    pertaining to a series of actions for achieving a result
    These semantic layers, from foundation to top, are:

    1.Creation of Content by authors.
    2.Inventory of content stores (operational structured content as data, analytical structured content as data, semistructured content such as email, and unstructured content such as documents, spreadsheets, and presentation files)
    3.Term extraction from content, tied to source and author metadata
    4.Term definition(s) from authors, groups, organizations, standards-bodies, national and global d...
  28. alternate
    go back and forth
    (All of DODAF fits here, and some of OMB FEA)
    6.Taxonomies to categorize broader and narrower meanings and their terms (and to serve as master-metadata and master-data for organization-wide lookup tables) (Some of OMB FEA fits here)
    7.Thesaurus for identifying preferred and alternate terms within a domain, including acronyms, aliases, abbreviations, and alternate spellings, all as a means to translate jargon across domains and translate across natural languages.
    8.Refinement of...
  29. content
    satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are
    These semantic layers, from foundation to top, are:

    1.Creation of Content by authors.
    2.Inventory of content stores (operational structured content as data, analytical structured content as data, semistructured content such as email, and unstructured content such as documents, spreadsheets, and presentation files)
    3.Term extraction from content, tied to source and author metadata
    4.Term definition(s) from authors, groups, organizations, standards-bodies, national and global d...
  30. analytical
    using or skilled in using reasoning
    These semantic layers, from foundation to top, are:

    1.Creation of Content by authors.
    2.Inventory of content stores (operational structured content as data, analytical structured content as data, semistructured content such as email, and unstructured content such as documents, spreadsheets, and presentation files)
    3.Term extraction from content, tied to source and author metadata
    4.Term definition(s) from authors, groups, organizations, standards-bodies, national and global d...
  31. translate
    restate from one language into another language
    (All of DODAF fits here, and some of OMB FEA)
    6.Taxonomies to categorize broader and narrower meanings and their terms (and to serve as master-metadata and master-data for organization-wide lookup tables) (Some of OMB FEA fits here)
    7.Thesaurus for identifying preferred and alternate terms within a domain, including acronyms, aliases, abbreviations, and alternate spellings, all as a means to translate jargon across domains and translate across natural languages.
    8.Refinement of...
  32. shared
    have in common; held or experienced in common
    Establish A National Terminology As A Shared Reference

    Provide a National Terminology as a shared reference for all Federal Activities and for all those receiving Federal Funds.
  33. format
    the general appearance of a publication
    These semantic layers, from foundation to top, are:

    1.Creation of Content by authors.
    2.Inventory of content stores (operational structured content as data, analytical structured content as data, semistructured content such as email, and unstructured content such as documents, spreadsheets, and presentation files)
    3.Term extraction from content, tied to source and author metadata
    4.Term definition(s) from authors, groups, organizations, standards-bodies, national and global dictiona...
  34. extraction
    taking out something
    These semantic layers, from foundation to top, are:

    1.Creation of Content by authors.
    2.Inventory of content stores (operational structured content as data, analytical structured content as data, semistructured content such as email, and unstructured content such as documents, spreadsheets, and presentation files)
    3.Term extraction from content, tied to source and author metadata
    4.Term definition(s) from authors, groups, organizations, standards-bodies, national and global d...
  35. owl
    a bird of prey that hunts at night
    These semantic layers, from foundation to top, are:

    1.Creation of Content by authors.
    2.Inventory of content stores (operational structured content as data, analytical structured content as data, semistructured content such as email, and unstructured content such as documents, spreadsheets, and presentation files)
    3.Term extraction from content, tied to source and author metadata
    4.Term definition(s) from authors, groups, organizations, standards-bodies, national and global dictiona...
  36. concept
    an abstract or general idea inferred from specific instances
    These semantic layers, from foundation to top, are:

    1.Creation of Content by authors.
    2.Inventory of content stores (operational structured content as data, analytical structured content as data, semistructured content such as email, and unstructured content such as documents, spreadsheets, and presentation files)
    3.Term extraction from content, tied to source and author metadata
    4.Term definition(s) from authors, groups, organizations, standards-bodies, national and global dictiona...
  37. dependency
    relying on or being controlled by someone or something else
    Further elaborating the ontology or EA would then lead to the ability to build an axiology showing subject-activity sequences, and thus subject-activity dependencies, and thus subject-activity value-streams, value-chains, and priorities.
  38. jargon
    technical terminology characteristic of a particular subject
    (All of DODAF fits here, and some of OMB FEA)
    6.Taxonomies to categorize broader and narrower meanings and their terms (and to serve as master-metadata and master-data for organization-wide lookup tables) (Some of OMB FEA fits here)
    7.Thesaurus for identifying preferred and alternate terms within a domain, including acronyms, aliases, abbreviations, and alternate spellings, all as a means to translate jargon across domains and translate across natural languages.
    8.Refinement of...
  39. Creation
    (theology) God's act of bringing the universe into existence
    These semantic layers, from foundation to top, are:

    1.Creation of Content by authors.
    2.Inventory of content stores (operational structured content as data, analytical structured content as data, semistructured content such as email, and unstructured content such as documents, spreadsheets, and presentation files)
    3.Term extraction from content, tied to source and author metadata
    4.Term definition(s) from authors, groups, organizations, standards-bodies, national and global d...
  40. alias
    a name that has been assumed temporarily
    (All of DODAF fits here, and some of OMB FEA)
    6.Taxonomies to categorize broader and narrower meanings and their terms (and to serve as master-metadata and master-data for organization-wide lookup tables) (Some of OMB FEA fits here)
    7.Thesaurus for identifying preferred and alternate terms within a domain, including acronyms, aliases, abbreviations, and alternate spellings, all as a means to translate jargon across domains and translate across natural languages.
    8.Refinement of...
  41. activity
    any specific behavior
    Establish A National Terminology As A Shared Reference

    Provide a National Terminology as a shared reference for all Federal Activities and for all those receiving Federal Funds.
  42. labeled
    bearing or marked with a label or tag
    These semantic layers, from foundation to top, are:

    1.Creation of Content by authors.
    2.Inventory of content stores (operational structured content as data, analytical structured content as data, semistructured content such as email, and unstructured content such as documents, spreadsheets, and presentation files)
    3.Term extraction from content, tied to source and author metadata
    4.Term definition(s) from authors, groups, organizations, standards-bodies, national and global dictiona...
  43. layer
    a single thickness of some substance or material
    A full terminology would consist of a series of information structures built in layers.
  44. dramatically
    with respect to dramatic value
    A shared and governed terminology would dramatically reduce the complexity and cost of accurately interfacing cultures, organizations, workforces, processes, data, and technologies.
  45. complexity
    the quality of being intricate and compounded
    A shared and governed terminology would dramatically reduce the complexity and cost of accurately interfacing cultures, organizations, workforces, processes, data, and technologies.
  46. inventory
    a detailed list of all the items in stock
    These semantic layers, from foundation to top, are:

    1.Creation of Content by authors.
    2.Inventory of content stores (operational structured content as data, analytical structured content as data, semistructured content such as email, and unstructured content such as documents, spreadsheets, and presentation files)
    3.Term extraction from content, tied to source and author metadata
    4.Term definition(s) from authors, groups, organizations, standards-bodies, national and global d...
  47. underlying
    in the nature of something though not readily apparent
    These semantic layers, from foundation to top, are:

    1.Creation of Content by authors.
    2.Inventory of content stores (operational structured content as data, analytical structured content as data, semistructured content such as email, and unstructured content such as documents, spreadsheets, and presentation files)
    3.Term extraction from content, tied to source and author metadata
    4.Term definition(s) from authors, groups, organizations, standards-bodies, national and global dictiona...
  48. model
    a representation of something, often on a smaller scale
    These semantic layers, from foundation to top, are:

    1.Creation of Content by authors.
    2.Inventory of content stores (operational structured content as data, analytical structured content as data, semistructured content such as email, and unstructured content such as documents, spreadsheets, and presentation files)
    3.Term extraction from content, tied to source and author metadata
    4.Term definition(s) from authors, groups, organizations, standards-bodies, national and global dictiona...
  49. item
    a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group
    (All of DODAF fits here, and some of OMB FEA)
    6.Taxonomies to categorize broader and narrower meanings and their terms (and to serve as master-metadata and master-data for organization-wide lookup tables) (Some of OMB FEA fits here)
    7.Thesaurus for identifying preferred and alternate terms within a domain, including acronyms, aliases, abbreviations, and alternate spellings, all as a means to translate jargon across domains and translate across natural languages.
    8.Refinement of termin...
  50. organization
    a methodical and orderly manner or approach
    These semantic layers, from foundation to top, are:

    1.Creation of Content by authors.
    2.Inventory of content stores (operational structured content as data, analytical structured content as data, semistructured content such as email, and unstructured content such as documents, spreadsheets, and presentation files)
    3.Term extraction from content, tied to source and author metadata
    4.Term definition(s) from authors, groups, organizations, standards-bodies, national and global d...
  51. spelling
    forming words with letters according to the principles underlying accepted usage
    (All of DODAF fits here, and some of OMB FEA)
    6.Taxonomies to categorize broader and narrower meanings and their terms (and to serve as master-metadata and master-data for organization-wide lookup tables) (Some of OMB FEA fits here)
    7.Thesaurus for identifying preferred and alternate terms within a domain, including acronyms, aliases, abbreviations, and alternate spellings, all as a means to translate jargon across domains and translate across natural languages.
    8.Refinement of...
  52. priority
    status established in order of importance or urgency
    Further elaborating the ontology or EA would then lead to the ability to build an axiology showing subject-activity sequences, and thus subject-activity dependencies, and thus subject-activity value-streams, value-chains, and priorities.
  53. sequence
    a following of one thing after another in time
    Further elaborating the ontology or EA would then lead to the ability to build an axiology showing subject-activity sequences, and thus subject-activity dependencies, and thus subject-activity value-streams, value-chains, and priorities.
  54. underlie
    be underneath
    These semantic layers, from foundation to top, are:

    1.Creation of Content by authors.
    2.Inventory of content stores (operational structured content as data, analytical structured content as data, semistructured content such as email, and unstructured content such as documents, spreadsheets, and presentation files)
    3.Term extraction from content, tied to source and author metadata
    4.Term definition(s) from authors, groups, organizations, standards-bodies, national and global dictiona...
  55. presentation
    the act of formally giving something, as a prize
    These semantic layers, from foundation to top, are:

    1.Creation of Content by authors.
    2.Inventory of content stores (operational structured content as data, analytical structured content as data, semistructured content such as email, and unstructured content such as documents, spreadsheets, and presentation files)
    3.Term extraction from content, tied to source and author metadata
    4.Term definition(s) from authors, groups, organizations, standards-bodies, national and global d...
  56. refinement
    the result of improving something
    (All of DODAF fits here, and some of OMB FEA)
    6.Taxonomies to categorize broader and narrower meanings and their terms (and to serve as master-metadata and master-data for organization-wide lookup tables) (Some of OMB FEA fits here)
    7.Thesaurus for identifying preferred and alternate terms within a domain, including acronyms, aliases, abbreviations, and alternate spellings, all as a means to translate jargon across domains and translate across natural languages.
    8.Refinement of...
  57. triple
    having three units or components or elements
    These semantic layers, from foundation to top, are:

    1.Creation of Content by authors.
    2.Inventory of content stores (operational structured content as data, analytical structured content as data, semistructured content such as email, and unstructured content such as documents, spreadsheets, and presentation files)
    3.Term extraction from content, tied to source and author metadata
    4.Term definition(s) from authors, groups, organizations, standards-bodies, national and global dictiona...
  58. dictionary
    a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words
    These semantic layers, from foundation to top, are:

    1.Creation of Content by authors.
    2.Inventory of content stores (operational structured content as data, analytical structured content as data, semistructured content such as email, and unstructured content such as documents, spreadsheets, and presentation files)
    3.Term extraction from content, tied to source and author metadata
    4.Term definition(s) from authors, groups, organizations, standards-bodies, national and global dicti...
  59. accurately
    strictly correctly
    A shared and governed terminology would dramatically reduce the complexity and cost of accurately interfacing cultures, organizations, workforces, processes, data, and technologies.
  60. Federal
    being of or having to do with the northern United States and those loyal to the Union during the American Civil War
    Establish A National Terminology As A Shared Reference

    Provide a National Terminology as a shared reference for all Federal Activities and for all those receiving Federal Funds.
  61. term
    a limited period of time during which something lasts
    These semantic layers, from foundation to top, are:

    1.Creation of Content by authors.
    2.Inventory of content stores (operational structured content as data, analytical structured content as data, semistructured content such as email, and unstructured content such as documents, spreadsheets, and presentation files)
    3.Term extraction from content, tied to source and author metadata
    4.Term definition(s) from authors, groups, organizations, standards-bodies, national and global d...
  62. reference
    the act of consulting
    Establish A National Terminology As A Shared Reference

    Provide a National Terminology as a shared reference for all Federal Activities and for all those receiving Federal Funds.
  63. logical
    based on known statements or events or conditions
    These semantic layers, from foundation to top, are:

    1.Creation of Content by authors.
    2.Inventory of content stores (operational structured content as data, analytical structured content as data, semistructured content such as email, and unstructured content such as documents, spreadsheets, and presentation files)
    3.Term extraction from content, tied to source and author metadata
    4.Term definition(s) from authors, groups, organizations, standards-bodies, national and global dictiona...
  64. global
    involving the entire earth
    These semantic layers, from foundation to top, are:

    1.Creation of Content by authors.
    2.Inventory of content stores (operational structured content as data, analytical structured content as data, semistructured content such as email, and unstructured content such as documents, spreadsheets, and presentation files)
    3.Term extraction from content, tied to source and author metadata
    4.Term definition(s) from authors, groups, organizations, standards-bodies, national and global d...
  65. build in
    make something an integral part of something else
    A full terminology would consist of a series of information structures built in layers.
  66. share
    assets belonging to an individual person or group
    Establish A National Terminology As A Shared Reference

    Provide a National Terminology as a shared reference for all Federal Activities and for all those receiving Federal Funds.
  67. governed
    the body of people who are citizens of a particular government
    A shared and governed terminology would dramatically reduce the complexity and cost of accurately interfacing cultures, organizations, workforces, processes, data, and technologies.
  68. costly
    having a high price
    If built from the top of a domain, it is less costly and more effective than building from the bottom up.
  69. label
    a brief description given for purposes of identification
    These semantic layers, from foundation to top, are:

    1.Creation of Content by authors.
    2.Inventory of content stores (operational structured content as data, analytical structured content as data, semistructured content such as email, and unstructured content such as documents, spreadsheets, and presentation files)
    3.Term extraction from content, tied to source and author metadata
    4.Term definition(s) from authors, groups, organizations, standards-bodies, national and global dictiona...
  70. architecture
    the discipline dealing with the design of fine buildings
    These semantic layers, from foundation to top, are:

    1.Creation of Content by authors.
    2.Inventory of content stores (operational structured content as data, analytical structured content as data, semistructured content such as email, and unstructured content such as documents, spreadsheets, and presentation files)
    3.Term extraction from content, tied to source and author metadata
    4.Term definition(s) from authors, groups, organizations, standards-bodies, national and global dictiona...
  71. author
    a person who writes professionally
    These semantic layers, from foundation to top, are:

    1.Creation of Content by authors.
    2.Inventory of content stores (operational structured content as data, analytical structured content as data, semistructured content such as email, and unstructured content such as documents, spreadsheets, and presentation files)
    3.Term extraction from content, tied to source and author metadata
    4.Term definition(s) from authors, groups, organizations, standards-bodies, national and global d...
  72. definition
    a brief explanation of the meaning of a word or phrase
    These semantic layers, from foundation to top, are:

    1.Creation of Content by authors.
    2.Inventory of content stores (operational structured content as data, analytical structured content as data, semistructured content such as email, and unstructured content such as documents, spreadsheets, and presentation files)
    3.Term extraction from content, tied to source and author metadata
    4.Term definition(s) from authors, groups, organizations, standards-bodies, national and global d...
  73. chains
    metal shackles; for hands or legs
    Further elaborating the ontology or EA would then lead to the ability to build an axiology showing subject-activity sequences, and thus subject-activity dependencies, and thus subject-activity value-streams, value-chains, and priorities.
  74. build
    make by combining materials and parts
    A full terminology would consist of a series of information structures built in layers.
  75. technology
    the practical application of science to commerce or industry
    A shared and governed terminology would dramatically reduce the complexity and cost of accurately interfacing cultures, organizations, workforces, processes, data, and technologies.
  76. national
    of or relating to or belonging to a country
    Establish A National Terminology As A Shared Reference

    Provide a National Terminology as a shared reference for all Federal Activities and for all those receiving Federal Funds.
  77. terms
    status with respect to the relations between people or groups
    (All of DODAF fits here, and some of OMB FEA)
    6.Taxonomies to categorize broader and narrower meanings and their terms (and to serve as master-metadata and master-data for organization-wide lookup tables) (Some of OMB FEA fits here)
    7.Thesaurus for identifying preferred and alternate terms within a domain, including acronyms, aliases, abbreviations, and alternate spellings, all as a means to translate jargon across domains and translate across natural languages.
    8.Refinement of...
  78. reduce
    make smaller
    A shared and governed terminology would dramatically reduce the complexity and cost of accurately interfacing cultures, organizations, workforces, processes, data, and technologies.
  79. preferred
    more desirable than another
    (All of DODAF fits here, and some of OMB FEA)
    6.Taxonomies to categorize broader and narrower meanings and their terms (and to serve as master-metadata and master-data for organization-wide lookup tables) (Some of OMB FEA fits here)
    7.Thesaurus for identifying preferred and alternate terms within a domain, including acronyms, aliases, abbreviations, and alternate spellings, all as a means to translate jargon across domains and translate across natural languages.
    8.Refinement of...
  80. built
    having a substance added to increase effectiveness
    A full terminology would consist of a series of information structures built in layers.
  81. value
    the quality that renders something desirable
    Further elaborating the ontology or EA would then lead to the ability to build an axiology showing subject-activity sequences, and thus subject-activity dependencies, and thus subject-activity value-streams, value-chains, and priorities.
  82. funds
    assets in the form of money
    Establish A National Terminology As A Shared Reference

    Provide a National Terminology as a shared reference for all Federal Activities and for all those receiving Federal Funds.
  83. base
    lowest support of a structure
    These semantic layers, from foundation to top, are:

    1.Creation of Content by authors.
    2.Inventory of content stores (operational structured content as data, analytical structured content as data, semistructured content such as email, and unstructured content such as documents, spreadsheets, and presentation files)
    3.Term extraction from content, tied to source and author metadata
    4.Term definition(s) from authors, groups, organizations, standards-bodies, national and global dictiona...
  84. subject
    some situation or event that is thought about
    Further elaborating the ontology or EA would then lead to the ability to build an axiology showing subject-activity sequences, and thus subject-activity dependencies, and thus subject-activity value-streams, value-chains, and priorities.
  85. fit
    meeting adequate standards for a purpose
    (All of DODAF fits here, and some of OMB FEA)
    6.Taxonomies to categorize broader and narrower meanings and their terms (and to serve as master-metadata and master-data for organization-wide lookup tables) (Some of OMB FEA fits here)
    7.Thesaurus for identifying preferred and alternate terms within a domain, including acronyms, aliases, abbreviations, and alternate spellings, all as a means to translate jargon across domains and translate across natural languages.
    8.Refinement of...
  86. effective
    producing or capable of producing an intended result
    If built from the top of a domain, it is less costly and more effective than building from the bottom up.
  87. map
    a diagrammatic representation of the earth's surface
    These semantic layers, from foundation to top, are:

    1.Creation of Content by authors.
    2.Inventory of content stores (operational structured content as data, analytical structured content as data, semistructured content such as email, and unstructured content such as documents, spreadsheets, and presentation files)
    3.Term extraction from content, tied to source and author metadata
    4.Term definition(s) from authors, groups, organizations, standards-bodies, national and global dictiona...
  88. tied
    bound or secured closely
    These semantic layers, from foundation to top, are:

    1.Creation of Content by authors.
    2.Inventory of content stores (operational structured content as data, analytical structured content as data, semistructured content such as email, and unstructured content such as documents, spreadsheets, and presentation files)
    3.Term extraction from content, tied to source and author metadata
    4.Term definition(s) from authors, groups, organizations, standards-bodies, national and global d...
  89. file
    record in a public office or in a court of law
    These semantic layers, from foundation to top, are:

    1.Creation of Content by authors.
    2.Inventory of content stores (operational structured content as data, analytical structured content as data, semistructured content such as email, and unstructured content such as documents, spreadsheets, and presentation files)
    3.Term extraction from content, tied to source and author metadata
    4.Term definition(s) from authors, groups, organizations, standards-bodies, national and global d...
  90. structure
    a complex entity made of many parts
    A full terminology would consist of a series of information structures built in layers.
  91. document
    a representation of a person's thinking with symbolic marks
    These semantic layers, from foundation to top, are:

    1.Creation of Content by authors.
    2.Inventory of content stores (operational structured content as data, analytical structured content as data, semistructured content such as email, and unstructured content such as documents, spreadsheets, and presentation files)
    3.Term extraction from content, tied to source and author metadata
    4.Term definition(s) from authors, groups, organizations, standards-bodies, national and global d...
  92. culture
    all the knowledge and values shared by a society
    A shared and governed terminology would dramatically reduce the complexity and cost of accurately interfacing cultures, organizations, workforces, processes, data, and technologies.
  93. knowledge
    the result of perception, learning, and reasoning
    These semantic layers, from foundation to top, are:

    1.Creation of Content by authors.
    2.Inventory of content stores (operational structured content as data, analytical structured content as data, semistructured content such as email, and unstructured content such as documents, spreadsheets, and presentation files)
    3.Term extraction from content, tied to source and author metadata
    4.Term definition(s) from authors, groups, organizations, standards-bodies, national and global dictiona...
  94. govern
    exercise authority over, as of nations
    A shared and governed terminology would dramatically reduce the complexity and cost of accurately interfacing cultures, organizations, workforces, processes, data, and technologies.
  95. enterprise
    a purposeful or industrious undertaking
    These semantic layers, from foundation to top, are:

    1.Creation of Content by authors.
    2.Inventory of content stores (operational structured content as data, analytical structured content as data, semistructured content such as email, and unstructured content such as documents, spreadsheets, and presentation files)
    3.Term extraction from content, tied to source and author metadata
    4.Term definition(s) from authors, groups, organizations, standards-bodies, national and global dictiona...
  96. top
    the upper part of anything
    These semantic layers, from foundation to top, are:

    1.Creation of Content by authors.
    2.Inventory of content stores (operational structured content as data, analytical structured content as data, semistructured content such as email, and unstructured content such as documents, spreadsheets, and presentation files)
    3.Term extraction from content, tied to source and author metadata
    4.Term definition(s) from authors, groups, organizations, standards-bodies, national and global d...
  97. further
    to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage
    These semantic layers, from foundation to top, are:

    1.Creation of Content by authors.
    2.Inventory of content stores (operational structured content as data, analytical structured content as data, semistructured content such as email, and unstructured content such as documents, spreadsheets, and presentation files)
    3.Term extraction from content, tied to source and author metadata
    4.Term definition(s) from authors, groups, organizations, standards-bodies, national and global dictiona...
  98. basis
    the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun
    These semantic layers, from foundation to top, are:

    1.Creation of Content by authors.
    2.Inventory of content stores (operational structured content as data, analytical structured content as data, semistructured content such as email, and unstructured content such as documents, spreadsheets, and presentation files)
    3.Term extraction from content, tied to source and author metadata
    4.Term definition(s) from authors, groups, organizations, standards-bodies, national and global dictiona...
  99. foundation
    the basis on which something is grounded
    These semantic layers, from foundation to top, are:

    1.Creation of Content by authors.
    2.Inventory of content stores (operational structured content as data, analytical structured content as data, semistructured content such as email, and unstructured content such as documents, spreadsheets, and presentation files)
    3.Term extraction from content, tied to source and author metadata
    4.Term definition(s) from authors, groups, organizations, standards-bodies, national and global d...
  100. ability
    the quality of having the means or skills to do something
    Further elaborating the ontology or EA would then lead to the ability to build an axiology showing subject-activity sequences, and thus subject-activity dependencies, and thus subject-activity value-streams, value-chains, and priorities.
  101. using
    an act that exploits or victimizes someone
    These semantic layers, from foundation to top, are:

    1.Creation of Content by authors.
    2.Inventory of content stores (operational structured content as data, analytical structured content as data, semistructured content such as email, and unstructured content such as documents, spreadsheets, and presentation files)
    3.Term extraction from content, tied to source and author metadata
    4.Term definition(s) from authors, groups, organizations, standards-bodies, national and global dictiona...
  102. across
    to the opposite side
    (All of DODAF fits here, and some of OMB FEA)
    6.Taxonomies to categorize broader and narrower meanings and their terms (and to serve as master-metadata and master-data for organization-wide lookup tables) (Some of OMB FEA fits here)
    7.Thesaurus for identifying preferred and alternate terms within a domain, including acronyms, aliases, abbreviations, and alternate spellings, all as a means to translate jargon across domains and translate across natural languages.
    8.Refinement of...
  103. showing
    the display of a motion picture
    Further elaborating the ontology or EA would then lead to the ability to build an axiology showing subject-activity sequences, and thus subject-activity dependencies, and thus subject-activity value-streams, value-chains, and priorities.
  104. directed
    (often used in combination) having a specified direction
    These semantic layers, from foundation to top, are:

    1.Creation of Content by authors.
    2.Inventory of content stores (operational structured content as data, analytical structured content as data, semistructured content such as email, and unstructured content such as documents, spreadsheets, and presentation files)
    3.Term extraction from content, tied to source and author metadata
    4.Term definition(s) from authors, groups, organizations, standards-bodies, national and global dictiona...
  105. provide
    give something useful or necessary to
    Establish A National Terminology As A Shared Reference

    Provide a National Terminology as a shared reference for all Federal Activities and for all those receiving Federal Funds.
  106. physical
    involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit
    These semantic layers, from foundation to top, are:

    1.Creation of Content by authors.
    2.Inventory of content stores (operational structured content as data, analytical structured content as data, semistructured content such as email, and unstructured content such as documents, spreadsheets, and presentation files)
    3.Term extraction from content, tied to source and author metadata
    4.Term definition(s) from authors, groups, organizations, standards-bodies, national and global dictiona...
  107. chain
    a series of (usually metal) rings or links fitted into one another to make a flexible ligament
    Further elaborating the ontology or EA would then lead to the ability to build an axiology showing subject-activity sequences, and thus subject-activity dependencies, and thus subject-activity value-streams, value-chains, and priorities.
  108. prefer
    like better; value more highly
    (All of DODAF fits here, and some of OMB FEA)
    6.Taxonomies to categorize broader and narrower meanings and their terms (and to serve as master-metadata and master-data for organization-wide lookup tables) (Some of OMB FEA fits here)
    7.Thesaurus for identifying preferred and alternate terms within a domain, including acronyms, aliases, abbreviations, and alternate spellings, all as a means to translate jargon across domains and translate across natural languages.
    8.Refinement of...
  109. fund
    a reserve of money set aside for some purpose
    Establish A National Terminology As A Shared Reference

    Provide a National Terminology as a shared reference for all Federal Activities and for all those receiving Federal Funds.
  110. master
    a person who has authority over others
    (All of DODAF fits here, and some of OMB FEA)
    6.Taxonomies to categorize broader and narrower meanings and their terms (and to serve as master-metadata and master-data for organization-wide lookup tables) (Some of OMB FEA fits here)
    7.Thesaurus for identifying preferred and alternate terms within a domain, including acronyms, aliases, abbreviations, and alternate spellings, all as a means to translate jargon across domains and translate across natural languages.
    8.Refinement of...
  111. standard
    a basis for comparison
    These semantic layers, from foundation to top, are:

    1.Creation of Content by authors.
    2.Inventory of content stores (operational structured content as data, analytical structured content as data, semistructured content such as email, and unstructured content such as documents, spreadsheets, and presentation files)
    3.Term extraction from content, tied to source and author metadata
    4.Term definition(s) from authors, groups, organizations, standards-bodies, national and global d...
  112. source
    the place where something begins
    These semantic layers, from foundation to top, are:

    1.Creation of Content by authors.
    2.Inventory of content stores (operational structured content as data, analytical structured content as data, semistructured content such as email, and unstructured content such as documents, spreadsheets, and presentation files)
    3.Term extraction from content, tied to source and author metadata
    4.Term definition(s) from authors, groups, organizations, standards-bodies, national and global d...
  113. bottom
    the lower side of anything
    If built from the top of a domain, it is less costly and more effective than building from the bottom up.
  114. consist
    have its essential character
    A full terminology would consist of a series of information structures built in layers.
  115. series
    similar things placed in order or one after another
    A full terminology would consist of a series of information structures built in layers.
  116. meaning
    the message that is intended or expressed or signified
    (All of DODAF fits here, and some of OMB FEA)
    6.Taxonomies to categorize broader and narrower meanings and their terms (and to serve as master-metadata and master-data for organization-wide lookup tables) (Some of OMB FEA fits here)
    7.Thesaurus for identifying preferred and alternate terms within a domain, including acronyms, aliases, abbreviations, and alternate spellings, all as a means to translate jargon across domains and translate across natural languages.
    8.Refinement of...
  117. process
    a particular course of action intended to achieve a result
    A shared and governed terminology would dramatically reduce the complexity and cost of accurately interfacing cultures, organizations, workforces, processes, data, and technologies.
  118. serve
    devote one's life or efforts to, as of countries or ideas
    (All of DODAF fits here, and some of OMB FEA)
    6.Taxonomies to categorize broader and narrower meanings and their terms (and to serve as master-metadata and master-data for organization-wide lookup tables) (Some of OMB FEA fits here)
    7.Thesaurus for identifying preferred and alternate terms within a domain, including acronyms, aliases, abbreviations, and alternate spellings, all as a means to translate jargon across domains and translate across natural languages.
    8.Refinement of...
  119. information
    knowledge acquired through study or experience
    A full terminology would consist of a series of information structures built in layers.
  120. thus
    from that fact or reason or as a result
    Further elaborating the ontology or EA would then lead to the ability to build an axiology showing subject-activity sequences, and thus subject-activity dependencies, and thus subject-activity value-streams, value-chains, and priorities.
  121. operation
    process or manner of functioning
    These semantic layers, from foundation to top, are:

    1.Creation of Content by authors.
    2.Inventory of content stores (operational structured content as data, analytical structured content as data, semistructured content such as email, and unstructured content such as documents, spreadsheets, and presentation files)
    3.Term extraction from content, tied to source and author metadata
    4.Term definition(s) from authors, groups, organizations, standards-bodies, national and global dictiona...
  122. store
    a mercantile establishment for the sale of goods or services
    These semantic layers, from foundation to top, are:

    1.Creation of Content by authors.
    2.Inventory of content stores (operational structured content as data, analytical structured content as data, semistructured content such as email, and unstructured content such as documents, spreadsheets, and presentation files)
    3.Term extraction from content, tied to source and author metadata
    4.Term definition(s) from authors, groups, organizations, standards-bodies, national and global d...
  123. stream
    a natural body of water flowing on or under the earth
    Further elaborating the ontology or EA would then lead to the ability to build an axiology showing subject-activity sequences, and thus subject-activity dependencies, and thus subject-activity value-streams, value-chains, and priorities.
  124. wide
    having great extent from one side to the other
    (All of DODAF fits here, and some of OMB FEA)
    6.Taxonomies to categorize broader and narrower meanings and their terms (and to serve as master-metadata and master-data for organization-wide lookup tables) (Some of OMB FEA fits here)
    7.Thesaurus for identifying preferred and alternate terms within a domain, including acronyms, aliases, abbreviations, and alternate spellings, all as a means to translate jargon across domains and translate across natural languages.
    8.Refinement of...
  125. establish
    set up or found
    Establish A National Terminology As A Shared Reference

    Provide a National Terminology as a shared reference for all Federal Activities and for all those receiving Federal Funds.
  126. cost
    be priced at
    A shared and governed terminology would dramatically reduce the complexity and cost of accurately interfacing cultures, organizations, workforces, processes, data, and technologies.
  127. language
    a means of communicating by the use of sounds or symbols
    (All of DODAF fits here, and some of OMB FEA)
    6.Taxonomies to categorize broader and narrower meanings and their terms (and to serve as master-metadata and master-data for organization-wide lookup tables) (Some of OMB FEA fits here)
    7.Thesaurus for identifying preferred and alternate terms within a domain, including acronyms, aliases, abbreviations, and alternate spellings, all as a means to translate jargon across domains and translate across natural languages.
    8.Refinement of...
  128. direct
    proceeding without interruption
    These semantic layers, from foundation to top, are:

    1.Creation of Content by authors.
    2.Inventory of content stores (operational structured content as data, analytical structured content as data, semistructured content such as email, and unstructured content such as documents, spreadsheets, and presentation files)
    3.Term extraction from content, tied to source and author metadata
    4.Term definition(s) from authors, groups, organizations, standards-bodies, national and global dictiona...
  129. building
    the act of constructing something
    If built from the top of a domain, it is less costly and more effective than building from the bottom up.
  130. natural
    relating to or concerning the physical world
    (All of DODAF fits here, and some of OMB FEA)
    6.Taxonomies to categorize broader and narrower meanings and their terms (and to serve as master-metadata and master-data for organization-wide lookup tables) (Some of OMB FEA fits here)
    7.Thesaurus for identifying preferred and alternate terms within a domain, including acronyms, aliases, abbreviations, and alternate spellings, all as a means to translate jargon across domains and translate across natural languages.
    8.Refinement of...
  131. group
    any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
    These semantic layers, from foundation to top, are:

    1.Creation of Content by authors.
    2.Inventory of content stores (operational structured content as data, analytical structured content as data, semistructured content such as email, and unstructured content such as documents, spreadsheets, and presentation files)
    3.Term extraction from content, tied to source and author metadata
    4.Term definition(s) from authors, groups, organizations, standards-bodies, national and global d...
  132. here
    in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
    (All of DODAF fits here, and some of OMB FEA)
    6.Taxonomies to categorize broader and narrower meanings and their terms (and to serve as master-metadata and master-data for organization-wide lookup tables) (Some of OMB FEA fits here)
    7.Thesaurus for identifying preferred and alternate terms within a domain, including acronyms, aliases, abbreviations, and alternate spellings, all as a means to translate jargon across domains and translate across natural languages.
    8.Refinement of...
  133. table
    furniture having a smooth flat top supported by legs
    (All of DODAF fits here, and some of OMB FEA)
    6.Taxonomies to categorize broader and narrower meanings and their terms (and to serve as master-metadata and master-data for organization-wide lookup tables) (Some of OMB FEA fits here)
    7.Thesaurus for identifying preferred and alternate terms within a domain, including acronyms, aliases, abbreviations, and alternate spellings, all as a means to translate jargon across domains and translate across natural languages.
    8.Refinement of...
  134. lead
    take somebody somewhere
    Further elaborating the ontology or EA would then lead to the ability to build an axiology showing subject-activity sequences, and thus subject-activity dependencies, and thus subject-activity value-streams, value-chains, and priorities.
  135. being
    the state or fact of existing
    These semantic layers, from foundation to top, are:

    1.Creation of Content by authors.
    2.Inventory of content stores (operational structured content as data, analytical structured content as data, semistructured content such as email, and unstructured content such as documents, spreadsheets, and presentation files)
    3.Term extraction from content, tied to source and author metadata
    4.Term definition(s) from authors, groups, organizations, standards-bodies, national and global dictiona...
  136. all
    entirely or completely
    Establish A National Terminology As A Shared Reference

    Provide a National Terminology as a shared reference for all Federal Activities and for all those receiving Federal Funds.
  137. means
    how a result is obtained or an end is achieved
    (All of DODAF fits here, and some of OMB FEA)
    6.Taxonomies to categorize broader and narrower meanings and their terms (and to serve as master-metadata and master-data for organization-wide lookup tables) (Some of OMB FEA fits here)
    7.Thesaurus for identifying preferred and alternate terms within a domain, including acronyms, aliases, abbreviations, and alternate spellings, all as a means to translate jargon across domains and translate across natural languages.
    8.Refinement of...
  138. within
    on the inside
    (All of DODAF fits here, and some of OMB FEA)
    6.Taxonomies to categorize broader and narrower meanings and their terms (and to serve as master-metadata and master-data for organization-wide lookup tables) (Some of OMB FEA fits here)
    7.Thesaurus for identifying preferred and alternate terms within a domain, including acronyms, aliases, abbreviations, and alternate spellings, all as a means to translate jargon across domains and translate across natural languages.
    8.Refinement of...
  139. such
    of so extreme a degree or extent
    These semantic layers, from foundation to top, are:

    1.Creation of Content by authors.
    2.Inventory of content stores (operational structured content as data, analytical structured content as data, semistructured content such as email, and unstructured content such as documents, spreadsheets, and presentation files)
    3.Term extraction from content, tied to source and author metadata
    4.Term definition(s) from authors, groups, organizations, standards-bodies, national and global d...
  140. body
    an individual 3-dimensional object that has mass
    These semantic layers, from foundation to top, are:

    1.Creation of Content by authors.
    2.Inventory of content stores (operational structured content as data, analytical structured content as data, semistructured content such as email, and unstructured content such as documents, spreadsheets, and presentation files)
    3.Term extraction from content, tied to source and author metadata
    4.Term definition(s) from authors, groups, organizations, standards-bodies, national and global d...
  141. full
    containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
    A full terminology would consist of a series of information structures built in layers.
  142. less
    a quantifier meaning not as great in amount or degree
    If built from the top of a domain, it is less costly and more effective than building from the bottom up.
  143. some
    quantifier
    (All of DODAF fits here, and some of OMB FEA)
    6.Taxonomies to categorize broader and narrower meanings and their terms (and to serve as master-metadata and master-data for organization-wide lookup tables) (Some of OMB FEA fits here)
    7.Thesaurus for identifying preferred and alternate terms within a domain, including acronyms, aliases, abbreviations, and alternate spellings, all as a means to translate jargon across domains and translate across natural languages.
    8.Refinement of...
Created on Sun Jul 05 09:35:37 EDT 2009 (updated Sun Jul 05 09:36:28 EDT 2009)

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