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representation_of_thing

A <representation_of_thing> is a <relationship> that indicates that a <possible_individual> is a sign for a <thing>.
EXAMPLE The relationship between a nameplate with its serial number and other data, and a particular pressure vessel (<materialized_physical_object>) is an example of <representation_of_thing> that is an <identification>.
NOTE In general it will be <class_of_representation_of_thing> that will be of interest, rather than each <representation_of_thing>. However, <representation_of_thing> will be of interest when individual copies of documents are managed and controlled.

EXPRESS specification:

ENTITY representation_of_thing
SUBTYPE OF ( relationship);
represented  :  thing;
sign  :  possible_individual;
END_ENTITY;

Attribute definitions:

represented  :  the <thing> that is represented in the <representation_of_thing>.
sign  :  the <possible_individual> that is the sign in the <representation_of_thing>.

References (6):

Name Type Referred through Express-G
definition Entity
Supertype
Diagram 16
description Entity
Supertype
Diagram 16
identification Entity
Supertype
Diagram 16
relationship Entity
Subtype
Diagram 11
responsibility_for_representation Entity
Attribute 'controlled'
Diagram 16
usage_of_representation Entity
Attribute 'used'
Diagram 16

Inheritance graph

ENTITY representation_of_thing;
ENTITY thing;
id  :  STRING;
record_copy_created  :  OPTIONAL representation_of_Gregorian_date_and_UTC_time;
record_created  :  OPTIONAL representation_of_Gregorian_date_and_UTC_time;
record_creator  :  OPTIONAL possible_individual;
record_logically_deleted  :  OPTIONAL representation_of_Gregorian_date_and_UTC_time;
why_deleted  :  OPTIONAL class_of_information_representation;
ENTITY abstract_object;
ENTITY relationship;
ENTITY representation_of_thing;
represented  :  thing;
sign  :  possible_individual;
END_ENTITY;