Types of abbreviations in TBX-lite
Proposal for the LISA Terminology SIG
Kara Warburton
Jan 24, 2007
ISO 12620 Term Type picklist values
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ISO12620A-020101: entry term
ISO12620A-020102: synonym
ISO12620A-020103: quasi-synonym
ISO12620A-020104: international
scientific term
ISO12620A-020105: common name
ISO12620A-020106: internationalism
ISO12620A-020107: full form
ISO12620A-020109: variant
ISO12620A-020110: transliterated form
ISO12620A-020111: transcribed form
ISO12620A-020112: romanized form
ISO12620A-020113: symbol
ISO12620A-020114: formula
ISO12620A-020115: equation
ISO12620A-020116: logical expression
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ISO12620A-020108: abbreviated form of
term
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ISO12620A-02011701: sku
ISO12620A-02011702: part number
ISO12620A-020118: phraseological unit
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ISO12620A-02010801: abbreviation
ISO12620A-02010802: short form of term
ISO12620A-02010803: initialism
ISO12620A-02010804: acronym
ISO12620A-02010805: clipped term
ISO12620A-02011801: collocation
ISO12620A-02011802: set phrase
ISO12620A-02011803: synonymous phrase
ISO12620A-020119: standard text
ISO12620A-020120: string
ISO12620A-020121: string category
ISO12620A-020122: product name
We have picked the blue and red ones. We may want the pink one too. The ones in
italics are already in TBX. I do not know why TBX did not include all children in a
set (for instance in the “abbreviated form of term” set). This is what is causing the
problem… TBX includes only the parent and one child of this set. Furthermore, we
find the breakdown of abbreviations in 12620 confusing and need to clarify them.
ISO 12620 current definitions – not systematic!
abbreviation by definition appears to
include both short form and clipped term
incorrect genus in def’n or
incorrect model?
abbreviation
A designation
formed by
omitting words or
letters from a
longer form and
designating the
same concept.
Example:
full form:
adjective
abbreviation: adj
short form
A variant of a
multiword term that
includes fewer
words than the full
form of the term.
Example:
full form:
Intergovernmental
Group of Twentyfour on Monetary
Affairs
short form: Group
of Twenty-four
similar
definitions!
abbreviated form
initialism
An abbreviation
made up of the initial
letters of the
components of the
full form of the
designation or from
syllables of the full
form and pronounced
letter by letter.
Example:
full form: bovine
spongiform
encephalopathy;
short form: BSE
A term resulting from the
omission of any part of the
full term while designating
the same concept
acronym
clipped term
An abbreviation
An abbreviation
made up of the
formed by
initial letters of the
truncating a part
components of the
of a simple term.
full form of the
Example:
designation or from full form:
syllables of the full
influenza
form and
clipped term: flu
pronounced
similar
syllabically.
examples!
Example:
radar = radio
TBX-lite does
detecting and
not need to
ranging
differentiate
Revised model and definitions for TBX-lite
we can skip this level
while complying in
essence to 12620
abbreviation
An abbreviated
form formed by
omitting words or
letters from a
longer form and
designating the
same concept.
Example:
full form:
adjective
abbreviation: adj
abbreviated form
short form
An abbreviated
form that includes
fewer words than
the full form of the
term.
Example:
full form:
Intergovernmental
Group of Twentyfour on Monetary
Affairs
short form: Group
of Twenty-four
initialism
An abbreviation
made up of the initial
letters of the
components of the
full form of the
designation or from
syllables of the full
form and pronounced
letter by letter.
Example:
full form: bovine
spongiform
encephalopathy;
short form: BSE
grey parts are removed, blue parts
are changed (corrected) to make
the definitions systematic.
A term resulting from the
omission of any part of the
full term while designating
the same concept
acronym
An abbreviated
form made up of
the initial letters of
the components of
the full form of the
designation or from
syllables of the full
form and
pronounced
syllabically.
Example:
UN = United
Nations
clipped term
An abbreviation
formed by
truncating a part
of a simple term.
Example:
full form:
influenza
clipped term: flu
Final model for TBX-lite for kinds of abbreviations
we can skip this level
while complying in
essence to 12620
abbreviated form
abbreviation
An abbreviated form
formed by omitting
words or letters from a
longer form and
designating the same
concept.
Example:
full form: adjective
abbreviation: adj
A term resulting from the
omission of any part of the
full term while designating
the same concept
short form
An abbreviated form that
includes fewer words
than the full form of the
term.
Example:
full form:
Intergovernmental Group
of Twenty-four on
Monetary Affairs
short form: Group of
Twenty-four
acronym
An abbreviated form made
up of the initial letters of the
components of the full form
of the designation or from
syllables of the full form and
pronounced syllabically.
Example:
UN = United Nations
Final full model for TBX-lite for term types with
additional definitions (from 12620, minor corrections)
term type
abbreviation
The complete
representation of
a term for which
there is an
abbreviated form.
short form
acronym
An alternative form
of a term other than
an abbreviated form.
Variants can include
words that have an
alternative spelling,
punctuation,
capitalization, word
formation, or even a
numeric
representation.
full form
variant
phrase
Any group of two or more words
that are frequently expressed
together and that comprise more
than one concept. The individual
words in a phrase usually function
in more than one grammatical
category (part of speech) within the
syntax of a sentence.