National Terminology Server (Opengov)

Roy Roebuck (United States of America)
Term list from Roy Roebuck's idea posted at http://opengov.ideascale.com/akira/dtd/2678-4049.
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  1. ability
    the quality of having the means or skills to do something
    If you create and make available an information system that is used to collect and organize what people mean by their words and symbols, in their writing, speech, and images, and in what situation each meaning applies, then the ability to analyze and specify information requirements could then be largely automated.
  2. above
    in or to a place that is higher
    Terminology servers range from:

    >very simple low-capability and limited-audience terminologies (e.g., glossaries, dictionaries),

    > to medium-capability and medium-audience (e.g., above capabilities plus taxonomies, and simple concept models such as concept maps, concept of operation models, and conceptual data models),

    >to high-capability and broad-audience (e.g., above capabilities plus thesaurus, and richer concept models such as Logical Data Models for database schema, O...
  3. accountability
    responsibility to someone or for some activity
    Jargon blocks transparency (i.e., it enables hiding), reduces operational effectiveness and efficiency, and makes accountability, discipline, consistency, cohesiveness, and cooperation difficult.
  4. activity
    any specific behavior
    The highest single cost for any information system, in both developing it and repairing it, is the cost of analyzing and specifying the information requirements to be satisfied by the system, including its data, data structure (i.e., metadata), business rules, activity sequence (i.e., process), and controls over the process.
  5. analysis
    abstract separation of something into its various parts
    By following a consistent terminology process, the much sought-after “semantic interoperability” for Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) and overall data, person, group, community, and organization interoperability can be achieved using the high-level terminology, and the very expensive requirement analysis and specification for information systems can then be large automated.
  6. analyst
    someone who is skilled at interpreting data
    US English) of the developer, project manager, system analyst, requirements analyst, functional manager, portfolio/investment manager, financial manager, and executive manager.
  7. analyze
    break down into components or essential features
    If you create and make available an information system that is used to collect and organize what people mean by their words and symbols, in their writing, speech, and images, and in what situation each meaning applies, then the ability to analyze and specify information requirements could then be largely automated.
  8. and how
    an expression of emphatic agreement
    But even with the same natural language, a large percentage (e.g., 25%) of the words that are used by a person, and how they are used, in the process, would not be understood by those around them.
  9. applied
    concerned with concrete problems or data
    In the same way that a specific type of technology is widely used today in translating between natural languages, that same technology needs to be applied, using a consistent process, to translate between the persons and groups within an endeavor who are using jargon.
  10. apply
    employ for a particular purpose
    In the same way that a specific type of technology is widely used today in translating between natural languages, that same technology needs to be applied, using a consistent process, to translate between the persons and groups within an endeavor who are using jargon.
  11. approach
    move towards
    I have published my approach for building and maintaining this TOMI capability into the public domain at http://sites.google.com/a/one-world-is.org/gem-ema/Home/gem-approach/2-gem-methodology/data-architecture-terminology.
  12. architecture
    the discipline dealing with the design of fine buildings
    Terminology servers range from:

    >very simple low-capability and limited-audience terminologies (e.g., glossaries, dictionaries),

    > to medium-capability and medium-audience (e.g., above capabilities plus taxonomies, and simple concept models such as concept maps, concept of operation models, and conceptual data models),

    >to high-capability and broad-audience (e.g., above capabilities plus thesaurus, and richer concept models such as Logical Data Models for database schema, Object R...
  13. asset
    a useful or valuable quality
    Terminology servers range from:

    >very simple low-capability and limited-audience terminologies (e.g., glossaries, dictionaries),

    > to medium-capability and medium-audience (e.g., above capabilities plus taxonomies, and simple concept models such as concept maps, concept of operation models, and conceptual data models),

    >to high-capability and broad-audience (e.g., above capabilities plus thesaurus, and richer concept models such as Logical Data Models for database schema, Object R...
  14. at all
    in the slightest degree or in any respect
    Communication at all levels: person, group, organization, community, computer, and all combinations of these requires a shared terminology.
  15. audience
    a gathering of spectators or listeners at a performance
    Terminology servers range from:

    >very simple low-capability and limited-audience terminologies (e.g., glossaries, dictionaries),

    > to medium-capability and medium-audience (e.g., above capabilities plus taxonomies, and simple concept models such as concept maps, concept of operation models, and conceptual data models),

    >to high-capability and broad-audience (e.g., above capabilities plus thesaurus, and richer concept models such as Logical Data Models for database schema, O...
  16. automated
    operated with minimal human intervention
    If you create and make available an information system that is used to collect and organize what people mean by their words and symbols, in their writing, speech, and images, and in what situation each meaning applies, then the ability to analyze and specify information requirements could then be largely automated.
  17. available
    obtainable or accessible and ready for use or service
    If you create and make available an information system that is used to collect and organize what people mean by their words and symbols, in their writing, speech, and images, and in what situation each meaning applies, then the ability to analyze and specify information requirements could then be largely automated.
  18. axiology
    the study of values and value judgments
    Terminology servers range from:

    >very simple low-capability and limited-audience terminologies (e.g., glossaries, dictionaries),

    > to medium-capability and medium-audience (e.g., above capabilities plus taxonomies, and simple concept models such as
  19. base
    lowest support of a structure
    Terminology servers range from:

    >very simple low-capability and limited-audience terminologies (e.g., glossaries, dictionaries),

    > to medium-capability and medium-audience (e.g., above capabilities plus taxonomies, and simple concept models such as concept maps, concept of operation models, and conceptual data models),

    >to high-capability and broad-audience (e.g., above capabilities plus thesaurus, and richer concept models such as Logical Data Models for database schema, Object R...
  20. basis
    the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun
    Terminology servers range from:

    >very simple low-capability and limited-audience terminologies (e.g., glossaries, dictionaries),

    > to medium-capability and medium-audience (e.g., above capabilities plus taxonomies, and simple concept models such as concept maps, concept of operation models, and conceptual data models),

    >to high-capability and broad-audience (e.g., above capabilities plus thesaurus, and richer concept models such as Logical Data Models for database schema, Object R...
  21. best
    having the most positive qualities
    People need information to perform at their best level and to make their best decisions.
  22. between
    in the interval
    Provide a reference information system and service to improve communication between everyone (e.g., people, groups, organizations, cultures, nations) and computers.
  23. block
    obstruct
    Jargon blocks transparency (i.e., it enables hiding), reduces operational effectiveness and efficiency, and makes accountability, discipline, consistency, cohesiveness, and cooperation difficult.
  24. broad
    having great extent from one side to the other
    Terminology servers range from:

    >very simple low-capability and limited-audience terminologies (e.g., glossaries, dictionaries),

    > to medium-capability and medium-audience (e.g., above capabilities plus taxonomies, and simple concept models such as concept maps, concept of operation models, and conceptual data models),

    >to high-capability and broad-audience (e.g., above capabilities plus thesaurus, and richer concept models such as Logical Data Models for database schema, O...
  25. build
    make by combining materials and parts
    The databases, rules, processes, and logic are built using the natural language (e.g.,
  26. building
    the act of constructing something
    Imagine how far building this information system would progress if each person involved only understood 20% of what the person before them and after them in the building sequence was saying, writing, or drawing.
  27. built
    having a substance added to increase effectiveness
    The databases, rules, processes, and logic are built using the natural language (e.g.,
  28. business
    the principal activity in one's life to earn money
    These information systems have database, business rule, and business-process logic parts in the software, as well as hardware and network parts.
  29. can
    airtight sealed metal container for food or drink, etc.
    By following a consistent terminology process, the much sought-after “semantic interoperability” for Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) and overall data, person, group, community, and organization interoperability can be achieved using the high-level terminology, and the very expensive requirement analysis and specification for information systems can then be large automated.
  30. capability
    the quality of being able to do something
    Terminology servers range from:

    >very simple low-capability and limited-audience terminologies (e.g., glossaries, dictionaries),

    > to medium-capability and medium-audience (e.g., above capabilities plus taxonomies, and simple concept models such as concept maps, concept of operation models, and conceptual data models),

    >to high-capability and broad-audience (e.g., above capabilities plus thesaurus, and richer concept models such as Logical Data Models for database schema, O...
  31. cause
    events that provide the generative force of something
    This 25% of unknown words (i.e., the meanings are not known) and how they are used (i.e., their situation), causes enough errors in communication to cause individuals, groups, communities, organizations, and combinations of these to “fail to communicate” and thus fail or fall short in their endeavors.
  32. chain
    a series of (usually metal) rings or links fitted into one another to make a flexible ligament
    Terminology servers range from:

    >very simple low-capability and limited-audience terminologies (e.g., glossaries, dictionaries),

    > to medium-capability and medium-audience (e.g., above capabilities plus taxonomies, and simple concept models such as concept maps, concept of operation models, and conceptual data models),

    >to high-capability and broad-audience (e.g., above capabilities plus thesaurus, and richer concept models such as Logical Data Models for database schema, Object R...
  33. chains
    metal shackles; for hands or legs
    Terminology servers range from:

    >very simple low-capability and limited-audience terminologies (e.g., glossaries, dictionaries),

    > to medium-capability and medium-audience (e.g., above capabilities plus taxonomies, and simple concept models such as concept maps, concept of operation models, and conceptual data models),

    >to high-capability and broad-audience (e.g., above capabilities plus thesaurus, and richer concept models such as Logical Data Models for database schema, Object R...
  34. Chinese
    of or pertaining to China or its peoples or cultures
    That would be the case if each person in the development process spoke a different natural language like English, French, Spanish, German, Chinese, Japanese, etc.
  35. class
    a collection of things sharing a common attribute
    Terminology servers range from:

    >very simple low-capability and limited-audience terminologies (e.g., glossaries, dictionaries),

    > to medium-capability and medium-audience (e.g., above capabilities plus taxonomies, and simple concept models such as concept maps, concept of operation models, and conceptual data models),

    >to high-capability and broad-audience (e.g., above capabilities plus thesaurus, and richer concept models such as Logical Data Models for database schema, Object R...
  36. class structure
    the organization of classes within a society
    Terminology servers range from:

    >very simple low-capability and limited-audience terminologies (e.g., glossaries, dictionaries),

    > to medium-capability and medium-audience (e.g., above capabilities plus taxonomies, and simple concept models such as concept maps, concept of operation models, and conceptual data models),

    >to high-capability and broad-audience (e.g., above capabilities plus thesaurus, and richer concept models such as Logical Data Models for database schema, Object R...
  37. cohesiveness
    the property of being cohesive and sticky
    Jargon blocks transparency (i.e., it enables hiding), reduces operational effectiveness and efficiency, and makes accountability, discipline, consistency, cohesiveness, and cooperation difficult.
  38. collect
    gather
    If you create and make available an information system that is used to collect and organize what people mean by their words and symbols, in their writing, speech, and images, and in what situation each meaning applies, then the ability to analyze and specify information requirements could then be largely automated.
  39. combination
    the act of bringing things together to form a new whole
    This 25% of unknown words (i.e., the meanings are not known) and how they are used (i.e., their situation), causes enough errors in communication to cause individuals, groups, communities, organizations, and combinations of these to “fail to communicate” and thus fail or fall short in their endeavors.
  40. combine
    put or add together
    Note that this high level terminology server combines, but need not replace, the functions and content of several other types of IT-management and operations-management technologies.
  41. come into
    obtain, especially accidentally
    Reconciling and reducing the jargon is where the discipline of society, education, and culture comes into play.
  42. communicate
    transfer to another
    This 25% of unknown words (i.e., the meanings are not known) and how they are used (i.e., their situation), causes enough errors in communication to cause individuals, groups, communities, organizations, and combinations of these to “fail to communicate” and thus fail or fall short in their endeavors.
  43. communication
    the activity of conveying information
    Provide a reference information system and service to improve communication between everyone (e.g., people, groups, organizations, cultures, nations) and computers.
  44. community
    a group of people living in a particular local area
    This 25% of unknown words (i.e., the meanings are not known) and how they are used (i.e., their situation), causes enough errors in communication to cause individuals, groups, communities, organizations, and combinations of these to “fail to communicate” and thus fail or fall short in their endeavors.
  45. computer
    a machine for performing calculations automatically
    Provide a reference information system and service to improve communication between everyone (e.g., people, groups, organizations, cultures, nations) and computers.
  46. concept
    an abstract or general idea inferred from specific instances
    Terminology servers range from:

    >very simple low-capability and limited-audience terminologies (e.g., glossaries, dictionaries),

    > to medium-capability and medium-audience (e.g., above capabilities plus taxonomies, and simple concept models such as concept maps, concept of operation models, and conceptual data models),

    >to high-capability and broad-audience (e.g., above capabilities plus thesaurus, and richer concept models such as Logical Data Models for database schema, O...
  47. conceptual
    being or characterized by ideas or their formation
    Terminology servers range from:

    >very simple low-capability and limited-audience terminologies (e.g., glossaries, dictionaries),

    > to medium-capability and medium-audience (e.g., above capabilities plus taxonomies, and simple concept models such as concept maps, concept of operation models, and conceptual data models),

    >to high-capability and broad-audience (e.g., above capabilities plus thesaurus, and richer concept models such as Logical Data Models for database schema, O...
  48. configuration
    an arrangement of parts or elements
    Terminology servers range from:

    >very simple low-capability and limited-audience terminologies (e.g., glossaries, dictionaries),

    > to medium-capability and medium-audience (e.g., above capabilities plus taxonomies, and simple concept models such as concept maps, concept of operation models, and conceptual data models),

    >to high-capability and broad-audience (e.g., above capabilities plus thesaurus, and richer concept models such as Logical Data Models for database schema, Object R...
  49. consistency
    uniformity or stability in arrangement, behavior, or quality
    Jargon blocks transparency (i.e., it enables hiding), reduces operational effectiveness and efficiency, and makes accountability, discipline, consistency, cohesiveness, and cooperation difficult.
  50. consistent
    the same throughout in structure or composition
    In the same way that a specific type of technology is widely used today in translating between natural languages, that same technology needs to be applied, using a consistent process, to translate between the persons and groups within an endeavor who are using jargon.
  51. content
    satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are
    Note that this high level terminology server combines, but need not replace, the functions and content of several other types of IT-management and operations-management technologies.
  52. control
    power to direct or determine
    The highest single cost for any information system, in both developing it and repairing it, is the cost of analyzing and specifying the information requirements to be satisfied by the system, including its data, data structure (i.e., metadata), business rules, activity sequence (i.e., process), and controls over the process.
  53. cooperation
    the practice of working together on a common enterprise
    Jargon blocks transparency (i.e., it enables hiding), reduces operational effectiveness and efficiency, and makes accountability, discipline, consistency, cohesiveness, and cooperation difficult.
  54. cost
    be priced at
    If you look at the typical cost of developing an information system, the highest cost is not for the hardware, software, network services, operations staff, or managers.
  55. create
    bring into existence
    If you create and make available an information system that is used to collect and organize what people mean by their words and symbols, in their writing, speech, and images, and in what situation each meaning applies, then the ability to analyze and specify information requirements could then be largely automated.
  56. culture
    all the knowledge and values shared by a society
    Provide a reference information system and service to improve communication between everyone (e.g., people, groups, organizations, cultures, nations) and computers.
  57. data
    a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn
    The highest single cost for any information system, in both developing it and repairing it, is the cost of analyzing and specifying the information requirements to be satisfied by the system, including its data, data structure (i.e., metadata), business rules, activity sequence (i.e., process), and controls over the process.
  58. data structure
    the organization of data
    The highest single cost for any information system, in both developing it and repairing it, is the cost of analyzing and specifying the information requirements to be satisfied by the system, including its data, data structure (i.e., metadata), bus
  59. database
    an organized body of related information
    These information systems have database, business rule, and business-process logic parts in the software, as well as hardware and network parts.
  60. datum
    an item of factual information from measurement or research
    The highest single cost for any information system, in both developing it and repairing it, is the cost of analyzing and specifying the information requirements to be satisfied by the system, including its data, data structure (i.e., metadata), business rules, activity sequence (i.e., process), and controls over the process.
  61. decision
    a position or opinion reached after consideration
    People need information to perform at their best level and to make their best decisions.
  62. deficiency
    lack of an adequate quantity or number
    Answer: The information system is not built, or is built with many errors, faults, deficiencies, and misunderstandings.
  63. delay
    time during which some action is awaited
    Governing our vocabulary well gives us the ability to govern everything well.

    terminology, soa, semantic interoperability, semantics-then-syntax-then-technology, reduced cost of operations, reduced cost of development, reduced delay, improved communication
  64. described
    represented in words especially with sharpness and detail
    What you can do with a TOMI system is described at http://gem-ema.one-world-is.org.
  65. develop
    progress or evolve through a process of natural growth
    If you look at the typical cost of developing an information system, the highest cost is not for the hardware, software, network services, operations staff, or managers.
  66. developer
    someone who develops real estate
    US English) of the developer, project manager, system analyst, requirements analyst, functional manager, portfolio/investment manager, financial manager, and executive manager.
  67. developing
    of societies with low levels of industrial capability
    If you look at the typical cost of developing an information system, the highest cost is not for the hardware, software, network services, operations staff, or managers.
  68. development
    a process in which something passes to a different stage
    That would be the case if each person in the development process spoke a different natural language like English, French, Spanish, German, Chinese, Japanese, etc.
  69. dictionary
    a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words
    Terminology servers range from:

    >very simple low-capability and limited-audience terminologies (e.g., glossaries, dictionaries),

    > to medium-capability and medium-audience (e.g., above capabilities plus taxonomies, and simple concept models such as concept maps, concept of operation models, and conceptual data models),

    >to high-capability and broad-audience (e.g., above capabilities plus thesaurus, and richer concept models such as Logical Data Models for database schema, O...
  70. difficult
    requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish
    Jargon blocks transparency (i.e., it enables hiding), reduces operational effectiveness and efficiency, and makes accountability, discipline, consistency, cohesiveness, and cooperation difficult.
  71. discipline
    a system of rules of conduct or method of practice
    Reconciling and reducing the jargon is where the discipline of society, education, and culture comes into play.
  72. domain
    a particular environment or walk of life
    I have published my approach for building and maintaining this TOMI capability into the public domain at http://sites.google.com/a/one-world-is.org/gem-ema/Home/gem-approach/2-gem-methodology/data-architecture-terminology.
  73. drawing
    a representation of forms or objects on a surface by means of lines
    Imagine how far building this information system would progress if each person involved only understood 20% of what the person before them and after them in the building sequence was saying, writing, or drawing.
  74. each
    separately for every person or thing
    Imagine how far building this information system would progress if each person involved only understood 20% of what the person before them and after them in the building sequence was saying, writing, or drawing.
  75. education
    activities that impart knowledge or skill
    They would, because of that shared language and the education, society, and culture behind it.
  76. effectiveness
    power to be effective
    Jargon blocks transparency (i.e., it enables hiding), reduces operational effectiveness and efficiency, and makes accountability, discipline, consistency, cohesiveness, and cooperation difficult.
  77. efficiency
    skillfulness in avoiding wasted time and effort
    Jargon blocks transparency (i.e., it enables hiding), reduces operational effectiveness and efficiency, and makes accountability, discipline, consistency, cohesiveness, and cooperation difficult.
  78. enable
    provide the means to perform some task
    Jargon blocks transparency (i.e., it enables hiding), reduces operational effectiveness and efficiency, and makes accountability, discipline, consistency, cohesiveness, and cooperation difficult.
  79. endeavor
    attempt by employing effort
    This 25% of unknown words (i.e., the meanings are not known) and how they are used (i.e., their situation), causes enough errors in communication to cause individuals, groups, communities, organizations, and combinations of these to “fail to communicate” and thus fail or fall short in their endeavors.
  80. English
    of or relating to England or its culture or people
    US English) of the developer, project manager, system analyst, requirements analyst, functional manager, portfolio/investment manager, financial manager, and executive manager.
  81. English-speaking
    able to communicate in English
    You might think that since everyone on a US English-speaking team happens to speak and write using the same natural language, that they would have much better communication.
  82. error
    a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance
    Answer: The information system is not built, or is built with many errors, faults, deficiencies, and misunderstandings.
  83. essential
    basic and fundamental
    Even more essential than the terminology server is a terminology process to guide the terminology-developers through the various capability levels from low to high.
  84. evolve
    undergo development
    It forms and evolves naturally.
  85. executive
    a person responsible for the administration of a business
    US English) of the developer, project manager, system analyst, requirements analyst, functional manager, portfolio/investment manager, financial manager, and executive manager.
  86. expensive
    high in price or charging high prices
    By following a consistent terminology process, the much sought-after “semantic interoperability” for Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) and overall data, person, group, community, and organization interoperability can be achieved using the high-level terminology, and the very expensive requirement analysis and specification for information systems can then be large automated.
  87. fail
    be unable
    This 25% of unknown words (i.e., the meanings are not known) and how they are used (i.e., their situation), causes enough errors in communication to cause individuals, groups, communities, organizations, and combinations of these to “fail to communicate” and thus fail or fall short in their endeavors.
  88. fall short
    fail to meet (expectations or standards)
    This 25% of unknown words (i.e., the meanings are not known) and how they are used (i.e., their situation), causes enough errors in communication to cause individuals, groups, communities, organizations, and combinations of these to “fail to communicate” and thus fail or fall short in their endeavors.
  89. fault
    an imperfection in an object or machine
    Answer: The information system is not built, or is built with many errors, faults, deficiencies, and misunderstandings.
  90. Federal
    being of or having to do with the northern United States and those loyal to the Union during the American Civil War
    What I propose is a terminology-enabled operations management and improvement (TOMI) system and service, provided to the nation as a shared reference by the Federal Government.
  91. federal government
    a government with strong central powers
    What I propose is a terminology-enabled operations management and improvement (TOMI) system and service, provided to the nation as a shared reference by the Federal Government.
  92. financial
    involving fiscal matters
    US English) of the developer, project manager, system analyst, requirements analyst, functional manager, portfolio/investment manager, financial manager, and executive manager.
  93. following
    the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture
    By following a consistent terminology process, the much sought-after “semantic interoperability” for Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) and overall data, person, group, community, and organization interoperability can be achieved using the high-level terminology, and the very expensive requirement analysis and specification for information systems can then be large automated.
  94. fully
    to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely;
    Fully shared terminology - full communication.
  95. function
    what something is used for
    Note that this high level terminology server combines, but need not replace, the functions and content of several other types of IT-management and operations-management technologies.
  96. functional
    designed for or capable of a particular use
    US English) of the developer, project manager, system analyst, requirements analyst, functional manager, portfolio/investment manager, financial manager, and executive manager.
  97. German
    of or pertaining to or characteristic of Germany or its people or language
    That would be the case if each person in the development process spoke a different natural language like English, French, Spanish, German, Chinese, Japanese, etc.
  98. glossary
    an alphabetical list of technical terms in a field
    Terminology servers range from:

    >very simple low-capability and limited-audience terminologies (e.g., glossaries, dictionaries),

    > to medium-capability and medium-audience (e.g., above capabilities plus taxonomies, and simple concept models such as concept maps, concept of operation models, and conceptual data models),

    >to high-capability and broad-audience (e.g., above capabilities plus thesaurus, and richer concept models such as Logical Data Models for database schema, O...
  99. govern
    exercise authority over, as of nations
    Governing our vocabulary well gives us the ability to govern everything well.

    terminology, soa, semantic interoperability, semantics-then-syntax-then-technology, reduced cost of operations, reduced cost of development, reduced delay, improved communication
  100. governing
    responsible for making and enforcing rules and laws
    Governing our vocabulary well gives us the ability to govern everything well.

    terminology, soa, semantic interoperability, semantics-then-syntax-then-technology, reduced cost of operations, reduced cost of development, reduced delay, improved communication
  101. group
    any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
    Provide a reference information system and service to improve communication between everyone (e.g., people, groups, organizations, cultures, nations) and computers.
  102. guide
    someone employed to conduct others
    Even more essential than the terminology server is a terminology process to guide the terminology-developers through the various capability levels from low to high.
  103. happen
    come to pass
    But what happens to the information systems and all of the parts needed to build it if all of these people involved in creating and operating it DO NOT speak the same language?
  104. hardware
    tools or implements made of metal
    These information systems have database, business rule, and business-process logic parts in the software, as well as hardware and network parts.
  105. hide
    prevent from being seen or discovered
    Jargon blocks transparency (i.e., it enables hiding), reduces operational effectiveness and efficiency, and makes accountability, discipline, consistency, cohesiveness, and cooperation difficult.
  106. hiding
    the activity of keeping something secret
    Jargon blocks transparency (i.e., it enables hiding), reduces operational effectiveness and efficiency, and makes accountability, discipline, consistency, cohesiveness, and cooperation difficult.
  107. high
    being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation
    If you look at the typical cost of developing an information system, the highest cost is not for the hardware, software, network services, operations staff, or managers.
  108. high-level
    at an elevated level in rank or importance
    By following a consistent terminology process, the much sought-after “semantic interoperability” for Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) and overall data, person, group, community, and organization interoperability can be achieved using the high-level terminology, and the very expensive requirement analysis and specification for information systems can then be large automated.
  109. image
    a visual representation produced on a surface
    If you create and make available an information system that is used to collect and organize what people mean by their words and symbols, in their writing, speech, and images, and in what situation each meaning applies, then the ability to analyze and specify information requirements could then be largely automated.
  110. imagine
    expect, believe, or suppose
    Imagine how far building this information system would progress if each person involved only understood 20% of what the person before them and after them in the building sequence was saying, writing, or drawing.
  111. important
    significant in effect or meaning
    Why Is This Idea Important?
  112. improve
    to make better
    Provide a reference information system and service to improve communication between everyone (e.g., people, groups, organizations, cultures, nations) and computers.
  113. improved
    become or made better in quality
    Governing our vocabulary well gives us the ability to govern everything well.

    terminology, soa, semantic interoperability, semantics-then-syntax-then-technology, reduced cost of operations, reduced cost of development, reduced delay, improved communication
  114. improvement
    the act of making something better
    What I propose is a terminology-enabled operations management and improvement (TOMI) system and service, provided to the nation as a shared reference by the Federal Government.
  115. individual
    being or characteristic of a single thing or person
    This 25% of unknown words (i.e., the meanings are not known) and how they are used (i.e., their situation), causes enough errors in communication to cause individuals, groups, communities, organizations, and combinations of these to “fail to communicate” and thus fail or fall short in their endeavors.
  116. information
    knowledge acquired through study or experience
    Provide a reference information system and service to improve communication between everyone (e.g., people, groups, organizations, cultures, nations) and computers.
  117. information system
    system consisting of the network of all communication channels used within an organization
    Provide a reference information system and service to improve communication between everyone (e.g., people, groups, organizations, cultures, nations) and computers.
  118. internet
    a worldwide network of computer networks
    Much of that information now comes from information systems over a network such as the Internet.
  119. interoperability
    the ability to exchange and use information
    By following a consistent terminology process, the much sought-after “semantic interoperability” for Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) and overall data, person, group, community, and organization interoperability can be achieved using the h
  120. investment
    laying out money or capital in an enterprise
    US English) of the developer, project manager, system analyst, requirements analyst, functional manager, portfolio/investment manager, financial manager, and executive manager.
  121. involved
    connected by participation or association or use
    But what happens to the information systems and all of the parts needed to build it if all of these people involved in creating and operating it DO NOT speak the same language?
  122. Japanese
    of or relating to or characteristic of Japan or its people or their culture or language
    That would be the case if each person in the development process spoke a different natural language like English, French, Spanish, German, Chinese, Japanese, etc.
  123. jargon
    technical terminology characteristic of a particular subject
    This 25% of unknown words are typically called “jargon”.
  124. knowledge
    the result of perception, learning, and reasoning
    Terminology servers range from:

    >very simple low-capability and limited-audience terminologies (e.g., glossaries, dictionaries),

    > to medium-capability and medium-audience (e.g., above capabilities plus taxonomies, and simple concept models such as concept maps, concept of operation models, and conceptual data models),

    >to high-capability and broad-audience (e.g., above capabilities plus thesaurus, and richer concept models such as Logical Data Models for database schema, Object R...
  125. knowledge base
    the content of a particular field of knowledge
    Terminology servers range from:

    >very simple low-capability and limited-audience terminologies (e.g., glossaries, dictionaries),

    > to medium-capability and medium-audience (e.g., above capabilities plus taxonomies, and simple concept models such as concept maps, concept of operation models, and conceptual data models),

    >to high-capability and broad-audience (e.g., above capabilities plus thesaurus, and richer concept models such as Logical Data Models for database schema, Object R...
  126. language
    a means of communicating by the use of sounds or symbols
    The databases, rules, processes, and logic are built using the natural language (e.g.,
  127. large
    above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude
    But even with the same natural language, a large percentage (e.g., 25%) of the words that are used by a person, and how they are used, in the process, would not be understood by those around them.
  128. largely
    mainly or chiefly
    If you create and make available an information system that is used to collect and organize what people mean by their words and symbols, in their writing, speech, and images, and in what situation each meaning applies, then the ability to analyze and specify information requirements could then be largely automated.
  129. level
    a relative position or degree of value in a graded group
    People need information to perform at their best level and to make their best decisions.
  130. limit
    as far as something can go
    Terminology servers range from:

    >very simple low-capability and limited-audience terminologies (e.g., glossaries, dictionaries),

    > to medium-capability and medium-audience (e.g., above capabilities plus taxonomies, and simple concept models such as concept maps, concept of operation models, and conceptual data models),

    >to high-capability and broad-audience (e.g., above capabilities plus thesaurus, and richer concept models such as Logical Data Models for database schema, O...
  131. limited
    subject to restrictions or constraints
    Terminology servers range from:

    >very simple low-capability and limited-audience terminologies (e.g., glossaries, dictionaries),

    > to medium-capability and medium-audience (e.g., above capabilities plus taxonomies, and simple concept models such as concept maps, concept of operation models, and conceptual data models),

    >to high-capability and broad-audience (e.g., above capabilities plus thesaurus, and richer concept models such as Logical Data Models for database schema, O...
  132. logic
    the branch of philosophy that analyzes inference
    These information systems have database, business rule, and business-process logic parts in the software, as well as hardware and network parts.
  133. logical
    based on known statements or events or conditions
    Terminology servers range from:

    >very simple low-capability and limited-audience terminologies (e.g., glossaries, dictionaries),

    > to medium-capability and medium-audience (e.g., above capabilities plus taxonomies, and simple concept models such as concept maps, concept of operation models, and conceptual data models),

    >to high-capability and broad-audience (e.g., above capabilities plus thesaurus, and richer concept models such as Logical Data Models for database schema, O...
  134. low
    less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
    Terminology servers range from:

    >very simple low-capability and limited-audience terminologies (e.g., glossaries, dictionaries),

    > to medium-capability and medium-audience (e.g., above capabilities plus taxonomies, and simple concept models such as concept maps, concept of operation models, and conceptual data models),

    >to high-capability and broad-audience (e.g., above capabilities plus thesaurus, and richer concept models such as Logical Data Models for database schema, O...
  135. maintain
    keep in a certain state, position, or activity
    I have published my approach for building and maintaining this TOMI capability into the public domain at http://sites.google.com/a/one-world-is.org/gem-ema/Home/gem-approach/2-gem-methodology/data-architecture-terminology.
  136. management
    the act of controlling something
    Terminology servers range from:

    >very simple low-capability and limited-audience terminologies (e.g., glossaries, dictionaries),

    > to medium-capability and medium-audience (e.g., above capabilities plus taxonomies, and simple concept models such as concept maps, concept of operation models, and conceptual data models),

    >to high-capability and broad-audience (e.g., above capabilities plus thesaurus, and richer concept models such as Logical Data Models for database schema, Object R...
  137. manager
    someone who controls resources and expenditures
    US English) of the developer, project manager, system analyst, requirements analyst, functional manager, portfolio/investment manager, financial manager, and executive manager.
  138. map
    a diagrammatic representation of the earth's surface
    Terminology servers range from:

    >very simple low-capability and limited-audience terminologies (e.g., glossaries, dictionaries),

    > to medium-capability and medium-audience (e.g., above capabilities plus taxonomies, and simple concept models such as concept maps, concept of operation models, and conceptual data models),

    >to high-capability and broad-audience (e.g., above capabilities plus thesaurus, and richer concept models such as Logical Data Models for database schema, O...
  139. mean
    denote or connote
    If you create and make available an information system that is used to collect and organize what people mean by their words and symbols, in their writing, speech, and images, and in what situation each meaning applies, then the ability to analyze and specify information requirements could then be largely automated.
  140. meaning
    the message that is intended or expressed or signified
    This 25% of unknown words (i.e., the meanings are not known) and how they are used (i.e., their situation), causes enough errors in communication to cause individuals, groups, communities, organizations, and combinations of these to “fail to communicate” and thus fail or fall short in their endeavors.
  141. medium
    the surrounding environment
    Terminology servers range from:

    >very simple low-capability and limited-audience terminologies (e.g., glossaries, dictionaries),

    > to medium-capability and medium-audience (e.g., above capabilities plus taxonomies, and simple concept models such as concept maps, concept of operation models, and conceptual data models),

    >to high-capability and broad-audience (e.g., above capabilities plus thesaurus, and richer concept models such as Logical Data Models for database schema, O...
  142. metadata
    data about data
    The highest single cost for any information system, in both developing it and repairing it, is the cost of analyzing and specifying the information requirements to be satisfied by the system, including its data, data structure (i.e., metadata), business rules, activity sequence (i.e., process), and controls over the process.
  143. misunderstanding
    an interpretation of something that is not correct
    Answer: The information system is not built, or is built with many errors, faults, deficiencies, and misunderstandings.
  144. model
    a representation of something, often on a smaller scale
    Terminology servers range from:

    >very simple low-capability and limited-audience terminologies (e.g., glossaries, dictionaries),

    > to medium-capability and medium-audience (e.g., above capabilities plus taxonomies, and simple concept models such as concept maps, concept of operation models, and conceptual data models),

    >to high-capability and broad-audience (e.g., above capabilities plus thesaurus, and richer concept models such as Logical Data Models for database schema, O...
  145. much
    great in quantity or degree or extent
    Much of that information now comes from information systems over a network such as the Internet.
  146. nation
    a politically organized body of people under a government
    Provide a reference information system and service to improve communication between everyone (e.g., people, groups, organizations, cultures, nations) and computers.
  147. natural
    relating to or concerning the physical world
    The databases, rules, processes, and logic are built using the natural language (e.g.,
  148. natural language
    a human written or spoken language used by a community
    The databases, rules, processes, and logic are built using the natural language (e.g.,
  149. naturally
    in a natural or normal manner
    It forms and evolves naturally.
  150. need
    require or want
    People need information to perform at their best level and to make their best decisions.
  151. needed
    necessary for relief or supply
    But what happens to the information systems and all of the parts needed to build it if all of these people involved in creating and operating it DO NOT speak the same language?
  152. needs
    in such a manner as could not be otherwise
    In the same way that a specific type of technology is widely used today in translating between natural languages, that same technology needs to be applied, using a consistent process, to translate between the persons and groups within an endeavor who are using jargon.
  153. network
    an open fabric woven together at regular intervals
    Much of that information now comes from information systems over a network such as the Internet.
  154. not
    negation of a word or group of words
    But what happens to the information systems and all of the parts needed to build it if all of these people involved in creating and operating it DO NOT speak the same language?
  155. object
    a tangible and visible entity
    Terminology servers range from:

    >very simple low-capability and limited-audience terminologies (e.g., glossaries, dictionaries),

    > to medium-capability and medium-audience (e.g., above capabilities plus taxonomies, and simple concept models such as concept maps, concept of operation models, and conceptual data models),

    >to high-capability and broad-audience (e.g., above capabilities plus thesaurus, and richer concept models such as Logical Data Models for database schema, Objec...
  156. ontology
    the metaphysical study of the nature of being and existence
    Terminology servers range from:

    >very simple low-capability and limited-audience terminologies (e.g., glossaries, dictionaries),

    > to medium-capability and medium-audience (e.g., above capabilities plus taxonomies, and simple concept models such as concept maps, concept of operation models, and conceptual data models),

    >to high-capability and broad-audience (e.g., above capabilities plus thesaurus, and richer concept models such as Logical Data Models for database schema, Object R...
  157. operating
    involved in a kind of operation
    But what happens to the information systems and all of the parts needed to build it if all of these people involved in creating and operating it DO NOT speak the same language?
  158. operation
    process or manner of functioning
    If you look at the typical cost of developing an information system, the highest cost is not for the hardware, software, network services, operations staff, or managers.
  159. operational
    pertaining to a series of actions for achieving a result
    Jargon blocks transparency (i.e., it enables hiding), reduces operational effectiveness and efficiency, and makes accountability, discipline, consistency, cohesiveness, and cooperation difficult.
  160. operations
    financial transactions at a brokerage
    If you look at the typical cost of developing an information system, the highest cost is not for the hardware, software, network services, operations staff, or managers.
  161. organization
    a methodical and orderly manner or approach
    Provide a reference information system and service to improve communication between everyone (e.g., people, groups, organizations, cultures, nations) and computers.
  162. organize
    arrange by systematic planning and united effort
    If you create and make available an information system that is used to collect and organize what people mean by their words and symbols, in their writing, speech, and images, and in what situation each meaning applies, then the ability to analyze and specify information requirements could then be largely automated.
  163. orient
    the eastern hemisphere
    By following a consistent terminology process, the much sought-after “semantic interoperability” for Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) and overall data, person, group, community, and organization interoperability can be achieved using the high-level terminology, and the very expensive requirement analysis and specification for information systems can then be large automated.
  164. oriented
    adjusted or located in relation to surroundings
    By following a consistent terminology process, the much sought-after “semantic interoperability” for Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) and overall data, person, group, community, and organization interoperability can be achieved using the high-level terminology, and the very expensive requirement analysis and specification for information systems can then be large automated.
  165. overall
    involving only main features
    By following a consistent terminology process, the much sought-after “semantic interoperability” for Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) and overall data, person, group, community, and organization interoperability can be achieved using the high-level terminology, and the very expensive requirement analysis and specification for information systems can then be large automated.
  166. part
    one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole
    These information systems have database, business rule, and business-process logic parts in the software, as well as hardware and network parts.
  167. parts
    the local environment
    These information systems have database, business rule, and business-process logic parts in the software, as well as hardware and network parts.
  168. people
    any group of human beings collectively
    Provide a reference information system and service to improve communication between everyone (e.g., people, groups, organizations, cultures, nations) and computers.
  169. percentage
    a proportion in relation to a whole
    But even with the same natural language, a large percentage (e.g., 25%) of the words that are used by a person, and how they are used, in the process, would not be understood by those around them.
  170. perform
    get done
    People need information to perform at their best level and to make their best decisions.
  171. person
    a human being
    Imagine how far building this information system would progress if each person involved only understood 20% of what the person before them and after them in the building sequence was saying, writing, or drawing.
  172. plus
    on the positive side or higher end of a scale
    Terminology servers range from:

    >very simple low-capability and limited-audience terminologies (e.g., glossaries, dictionaries),

    > to medium-capability and medium-audience (e.g., above capabilities plus taxonomies, and simple concept models such as concept maps, concept of operation models, and conceptual data models),

    >to high-capability and broad-audience (e.g., above capabilities plus thesaurus, and richer concept models such as Logical Data Models for database schema, O...
  173. portfolio
    a large, thin case for loose papers or drawings or maps
    US English) of the developer, project manager, system analyst, requirements analyst, functional manager, portfolio/investment manager, financial manager, and executive manager.
  174. process
    a particular course of action intended to achieve a result
    These information systems have database, business rule, and business-process logic parts in the software, as well as hardware and network parts.
  175. progress
    the act of moving forward, as toward a goal
    Imagine how far building this information system would progress if each person involved only understood 20% of what the person before them and after them in the building sequence was saying, writing, or drawing.
  176. project
    a planned undertaking
    US English) of the developer, project manager, system analyst, requirements analyst, functional manager, portfolio/investment manager, financial manager, and executive manager.
  177. propose
    present for consideration, examination, or criticism
    What I propose is a terminology-enabled operations management and improvement (TOMI) system and service, provided to the nation as a shared reference by the Federal Government.
  178. provide
    give something useful or necessary to
    Provide a reference information system and service to improve communication between everyone (e.g., people, groups, organizations, cultures, nations) and computers.
  179. public domain
    property rights that are held by the public at large
    I have published my approach for building and maintaining this TOMI capability into the public domain at http://sites.google.com/a/one-world-is.org/gem-ema/Home/gem-approach/2-gem-methodology/data-architecture-terminology.
  180. publish
    prepare and issue for public distribution or sale
    I have published my approach for building and maintaining this TOMI capability into the public domain at http://sites.google.com/a/one-world-is.org/gem-ema/Home/gem-approach/2-gem-methodology/data-architecture-terminology.
  181. published
    prepared and printed for distribution and sale
    I have published my approach for building and maintaining this TOMI capability into the public domain at http://sites.google.com/a/one-world-is.org/gem-ema/Home/gem-approach/2-gem-methodology/data-architecture-terminology.
  182. range
    a variety of different things or activities
    Terminology servers range from:

    >very simple low-capability and limited-audience terminologies (e.g., glossaries, dictionaries),

    > to medium-capability and medium-audience (e.g., above capabilities plus taxonomies, and simple concept models such as concept maps, concept of operation models, and conceptual data models),

    >to high-capability and broad-audience (e.g., above capabilities plus thesaurus, and richer concept models such as Logical Data Models for database schema, O...
  183. reconciling
    tending to reconcile or accommodate; bringing into harmony
    Reconciling and reducing the jargon is where the discipline of society, education, and culture comes into play.
  184. reduce
    make smaller
    Jargon blocks transparency (i.e., it enables hiding), reduces operational effectiveness and efficiency, and makes accountability, discipline, consistency, cohesiveness, and cooperation difficult.
  185. reduced
    made less in size or amount or degree
    Governing our vocabulary well gives us the ability to govern everything well.

    terminology, soa, semantic interoperability, semantics-then-syntax-then-technology, reduced cost of operations, reduced cost of development, reduced delay, improved communication
  186. reducing
    any process in which electrons are added to an atom or ion
    Reconciling and reducing the jargon is where the discipline of society, education, and culture comes into play.
  187. reference
    the act of consulting
    Provide a reference information system and service to improve communication between everyone (e.g., people, groups, organizations, cultures, nations) and computers.
  188. repair
    fix by putting together what is torn or broken
    The highest single cost for any information system, in both developing it and repairing it, is the cost of analyzing and specifying the information requirements to be satisfied by the system, including its data, data structure (i.e., metadata), business rules, activity sequence (i.e., process), and controls over the process.
  189. replace
    put something back where it belongs
    Note that this high level terminology server combines, but need not replace, the functions and content of several other types of IT-management and operations-management technologies.
  190. require
    have need of
    Communication at all levels: person, group, organization, community, computer, and all combinations of these requires a shared terminology.
  191. requirement
    necessary activity
    US English) of the developer, project manager, system analyst, requirements analyst, functional manager, portfolio/investment manager, financial manager, and executive manager.
  192. role
    the actions and activities assigned to a person or group
    Terminology servers range from:

    >very simple low-capability and limited-audience terminologies (e.g., glossaries, dictionaries),

    > to medium-capability and medium-audience (e.g., above capabilities plus taxonomies, and simple concept models such as concept maps, concept of operation models, and conceptual data models),

    >to high-capability and broad-audience (e.g., above capabilities plus thesaurus, and richer concept models such as Logical Data Models for database schema, Object <...
  193. role model
    someone worthy of imitation
    Terminology servers range from:

    >very simple low-capability and limited-audience terminologies (e.g., glossaries, dictionaries),

    > to medium-capability and medium-audience (e.g., above capabilities plus taxonomies, and simple concept models such as concept maps, concept of operation models, and conceptual data models),

    >to high-capability and broad-audience (e.g., above capabilities plus thesaurus, and richer concept models such as Logical Data Models for database schema, Object <...
  194. rule
    prescribed guide for conduct or action
    These information systems have database, business rule, and business-process logic parts in the software, as well as hardware and network parts.
  195. same
    same in identity
    But what happens to the information systems and all of the parts needed to build it if all of these people involved in creating and operating it DO NOT speak the same language?
  196. satisfied
    filled with contentment
    The highest single cost for any information system, in both developing it and repairing it, is the cost of analyzing and specifying the information requirements to be satisfied by the system, including its data, data structure (i.e., metadata), business rules, activity sequence (i.e., process), and controls over the process.
  197. satisfy
    meet the requirements or expectations of
    The highest single cost for any information system, in both developing it and repairing it, is the cost of analyzing and specifying the information requirements to be satisfied by the system, including its data, data structure (i.e., metadata), business rules, activity sequence (i.e., process), and controls over the process.
  198. saying
    a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
    Imagine how far building this information system would progress if each person involved only understood 20% of what the person before them and after them in the building sequence was saying, writing, or drawing.
  199. schema
    a simplified or preliminary plan
    Terminology servers range from:

    >very simple low-capability and limited-audience terminologies (e.g., glossaries, dictionaries),

    > to medium-capability and medium-audience (e.g., above capabilities plus taxonomies, and simple concept models such as concept maps, concept of operation models, and conceptual data models),

    >to high-capability and broad-audience (e.g., above capabilities plus thesaurus, and richer concept models such as Logical Data Models for database schema, O...
  200. seek
    try to locate, discover, or establish the existence of
    By following a consistent terminology process, the much sought-after “semantic interoperability” for Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) and overall data, person, group, community, and organization interoperability can be achieved using the high-level terminology, and the very expensive requirement analysis and specification for information systems can then be large automated.
  201. semantic
    of or relating to meaning or the study of meaning
    By following a consistent terminology process, the much sought-after “semantic interoperability” for Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) and overall data, person, group, community, and organization interoperability can be achieved using the high-level terminology, and the very expensive requirement analysis and specification for information systems can then be large automated.
  202. semantics
    the study of language meaning
    Governing our vocabulary well gives us the ability to govern everything well.

    terminology, soa, semantic interoperability, semantics-then-syntax-then-technology, reduced cost of operations, reduced cost of development, reduced delay, improved communication
  203. sequence
    a following of one thing after another in time
    Imagine how far building this information system would progress if each person involved only understood 20% of what the person before them and after them in the building sequence was saying, writing, or drawing.
  204. server
    a person who waits on tables in a restaurant
    This type of information system is called a Terminology Server.
  205. Service
    Canadian writer who wrote about life in the Yukon Territory
    By following a consistent terminology process, the much sought-after “semantic interoperability” for Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) and overall data, person, group, community, and organization interoperability can be achieved using the high-level terminology, and the very expensive requirement analysis and specification for information systems can then be large automated.
  206. service
    an act of help or assistance
    Provide a reference information system and service to improve communication between everyone (e.g., people, groups, organizations, cultures, nations) and computers.
  207. services
    performance of duties or provision of space and equipment helpful to others
    If you look at the typical cost of developing an information system, the highest cost is not for the hardware, software, network services, operations staff, or managers.
  208. share
    assets belonging to an individual person or group
    They would, because of that shared language and the education, society, and culture behind it.
  209. shared
    have in common; held or experienced in common
    They would, because of that shared language and the education, society, and culture behind it.
  210. simple
    having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
    Terminology servers range from:

    >very simple low-capability and limited-audience terminologies (e.g., glossaries, dictionaries),

    > to medium-capability and medium-audience (e.g., above capabilities plus taxonomies, and simple concept models such as concept maps, concept of operation models, and conceptual data models),

    >to high-capability and broad-audience (e.g., above capabilities plus thesaurus, and richer concept models such as Logical Data Models for database schema, O...
  211. single
    existing alone or consisting of one entity or part or aspect or individual
    The highest single cost for any information system, in both developing it and repairing it, is the cost of analyzing and specifying the information requirements to be satisfied by the system, including its data, data structure (i.e., metadata), business rules, activity sequence (i.e., process), and controls over the process.
  212. situation
    physical position in relation to the surroundings
    This 25% of unknown words (i.e., the meanings are not known) and how they are used (i.e., their situation), causes enough errors in communication to cause individuals, groups, communities, organizations, and combinations of these to “fail to communicate” and thus fail or fall short in their endeavors.
  213. society
    an extended group having a distinctive cultural organization
    They would, because of that shared language and the education, society, and culture behind it.
  214. software
    written programs operating on a computer system
    These information systems have database, business rule, and business-process logic parts in the software, as well as hardware and network parts.
  215. sought
    that is looked for
    By following a consistent terminology process, the much sought-after “semantic interoperability” for Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) and overall data, person, group, community, and organization interoperability can be achieved using the high-level terminology, and the very expensive requirement analysis and specification for information systems can then be large automated.
  216. sought-after
    being searched for
    By following a consistent terminology process, the much sought-after “semantic interoperability” for Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) and overall data, person, group, community, and organization interoperability can be achieved using the high-level terminology, and the very expensive requirement analysis and specification for information systems can then be large automated.
  217. Spanish
    of or relating to or characteristic of Spain or the people of Spain
    That would be the case if each person in the development process spoke a different natural language like English, French, Spanish, German, Chinese, Japanese, etc.
  218. speak
    use language
    But what happens to the information systems and all of the parts needed to build it if all of these people involved in creating and operating it DO NOT speak the same language?
  219. speaking
    capable of or involving speech or speaking
    You might think that since everyone on a US English-speaking team happens to speak and write using the same natural language, that they would have much better communication.
  220. specific
    stated explicitly or in detail
    In the same way that a specific type of technology is widely used today in translating between natural languages, that same technology needs to be applied, using a consistent process, to translate between the persons and groups within an endeavor who are using jargon.
  221. specification
    the act of naming explicitly
    By following a consistent terminology process, the much sought-after “semantic interoperability” for Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) and overall data, person, group, community, and organization interoperability can be achieved using the high-level terminology, and the very expensive requirement analysis and specification for information systems can then be large automated.
  222. specify
    be particular about
    If you create and make available an information system that is used to collect and organize what people mean by their words and symbols, in their writing, speech, and images, and in what situation each meaning applies, then the ability to analyze and specify information requirements could then be largely automated.
  223. speech
    communication by word of mouth
    If you create and make available an information system that is used to collect and organize what people mean by their words and symbols, in their writing, speech, and images, and in what situation each meaning applies, then the ability to analyze and specify information requirements could then be largely automated.
  224. spoke
    a rod joining the hub of a wheel to the rim
    That would be the case if each person in the development process spoke a different natural language like English, French, Spanish, German, Chinese, Japanese, etc.
  225. staff
    a strong rod or stick with a specialized utilitarian purpose
    If you look at the typical cost of developing an information system, the highest cost is not for the hardware, software, network services, operations staff, or managers.
  226. structure
    a complex entity made of many parts
    The highest single cost for any information system, in both developing it and repairing it, is the cost of analyzing and specifying the information requirements to be satisfied by the system, including its data, data structure (i.e., metadata), business rules, activity sequence (i.e., process), and controls over the process.
  227. such
    of so extreme a degree or extent
    Much of that information now comes from information systems over a network such as the Internet.
  228. symbol
    something visible that represents something invisible
    If you create and make available an information system that is used to collect and organize what people mean by their words and symbols, in their writing, speech, and images, and in what situation each meaning applies, then the ability to analyze and specify information requirements could then be largely automated.
  229. syntax
    the study of the rules for forming admissible sentences
    Governing our vocabulary well gives us the ability to govern everything well.

    terminology, soa, semantic interoperability, semantics-then-syntax-then-technology, reduced cost of operations, reduced cost of development, reduced delay, improved communication
  230. system
    a group of independent elements comprising a unified whole
    Provide a reference information system and service to improve communication between everyone (e.g., people, groups, organizations, cultures, nations) and computers.
  231. taxonomy
    a classification of organisms based on similarities
    Terminology servers range from:

    >very simple low-capability and limited-audience terminologies (e.g., glossaries, dictionaries),

    > to medium-capability and medium-audience (e.g., above capabilities plus taxonomies, and simple concept models such as concept maps, concept of operation models, and conceptual data models),

    >to high-capability and broad-audience (e.g., above capabilities plus thesaurus, and richer concept models such as Logical Data Models for database schema, O...
  232. team
    a cooperative unit
    You might think that since everyone on a US English-speaking team happens to speak and write using the same natural language, that they would have much better communication.
  233. technology
    the practical application of science to commerce or industry
    In the same way that a specific type of technology is widely used today in translating between natural languages, that same technology needs to be applied, using a consistent process, to translate between the persons and groups within an endeavor who are using jargon.
  234. terminology
    a system of words used to name things in a discipline
    This type of information system is called a Terminology Server.
  235. then
    at that time
    If you create and make available an information system that is used to collect and organize what people mean by their words and symbols, in their writing, speech, and images, and in what situation each meaning applies, then the ability to analyze and specify information requirements could then be largely automated.
  236. thesaurus
    a book containing a classified list of synonyms
    Terminology servers range from:

    >very simple low-capability and limited-audience terminologies (e.g., glossaries, dictionaries),

    > to medium-capability and medium-audience (e.g., above capabilities plus taxonomies, and simple concept models such as concept maps, concept of operation models, and conceptual data models),

    >to high-capability and broad-audience (e.g., above capabilities plus thesaurus, and richer concept models such as Logical Data Models for database schema, O...
  237. today
    on this day as distinct from yesterday or tomorrow
    In the same way that a specific type of technology is widely used today in translating between natural languages, that same technology needs to be applied, using a consistent process, to translate between the persons and groups within an endeavor who are using jargon.
  238. translate
    restate from one language into another language
    In the same way that a specific type of technology is widely used today in translating between natural languages, that same technology needs to be applied, using a consistent process, to translate between the persons and groups within an endeavor who are using jargon.
  239. transparency
    the quality of being clear
    Jargon blocks transparency (i.e., it enables hiding), reduces operational effectiveness and efficiency, and makes accountability, discipline, consistency, cohesiveness, and cooperation difficult.
  240. type
    a subdivision of a particular kind of thing
    In the same way that a specific type of technology is widely used today in translating between natural languages, that same technology needs to be applied, using a consistent process, to translate between the persons and groups within an endeavor who are using jargon.
  241. typical
    exhibiting the qualities that identify a group or kind
    If you look at the typical cost of developing an information system, the highest cost is not for the hardware, software, network services, operations staff, or managers.
  242. typically
    in a manner conforming to a type
    This 25% of unknown words are typically called “jargon”.
  243. understand
    know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
    Imagine how far building this information system would progress if each person involved only understood 20% of what the person before them and after them in the building sequence was saying, writing, or drawing.
  244. understood
    implied by or inferred from actions or statements
    Imagine how far building this information system would progress if each person involved only understood 20% of what the person before them and after them in the building sequence was saying, writing, or drawing.
  245. unknown
    not known
    This 25% of unknown words (i.e., the meanings are not known) and how they are used (i.e., their situation), causes enough errors in communication to cause individuals, groups, communities, organizations, and combinations of these to “fail to communicate” and thus fail or fall short in their endeavors.
  246. used
    previously owned by another
    But even with the same natural language, a large percentage (e.g., 25%) of the words that are used by a person, and how they are used, in the process, would not be understood by those around them.
  247. used to
    in the habit
    If you create and make available an information system that is used to collect and organize what people mean by their words and symbols, in their writing, speech, and images, and in what situation each meaning applies, then the ability to analyze and specify information requirements could then be largely automated.
  248. using
    an act that exploits or victimizes someone
    The databases, rules, processes, and logic are built using the natural language (e.g.,
  249. value
    the quality that renders something desirable
    Terminology servers range from:

    >very simple low-capability and limited-audience terminologies (e.g., glossaries, dictionaries),

    > to medium-capability and medium-audience (e.g., above capabilities plus taxonomies, and simple concept models such as concept maps, concept of operation models, and conceptual data models),

    >to high-capability and broad-audience (e.g., above capabilities plus thesaurus, and richer concept models such as Logical Data Models for database schema, Object R...
  250. various
    having great diversity or variety
    Even more essential than the terminology server is a terminology process to guide the terminology-developers through the various capability levels from low to high.
  251. vocabulary
    a language user's knowledge of words
    Governing our vocabulary well gives us the ability to govern everything well.

    terminology, soa, semantic interoperability, semantics-then-syntax-then-technology, reduced cost of operations, reduced cost of development, reduced delay, improved communication
  252. well
    in a good or satisfactory manner or to a high standard
    These information systems have database, business rule, and business-process logic parts in the software, as well as hardware and network parts.
  253. widely
    to a great degree
    In the same way that a specific type of technology is widely used today in translating between natural languages, that same technology needs to be applied, using a consistent process, to translate between the persons and groups within an endeavor who are using jargon.
  254. word
    a unit of language that native speakers can identify
    But even with the same natural language, a large percentage (e.g., 25%) of the words that are used by a person, and how they are used, in the process, would not be understood by those around them.
  255. words
    language that is spoken or written
    But even with the same natural language, a large percentage (e.g., 25%) of the words that are used by a person, and how they are used, in the process, would not be understood by those around them.
  256. write
    name the letters that comprise the accepted form of
    Imagine how far building this information system would progress if each person involved only understood 20% of what the person before them and after them in the building sequence was saying, writing, or drawing.
  257. writing
    symbols imprinted on a surface to represent sounds or words
    Imagine how far building this information system would progress if each person involved only understood 20% of what the person before them and after them in the building sequence was saying, writing, or drawing.
Created on Sun Jul 05 09:25:28 EDT 2009 (updated Sun Jul 05 09:55:43 EDT 2009)

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