NonNameIdentifier
Classhttps://www.ontologyrepository.com/CommonCoreOntologies/NonNameIdentifier
A Non Name Identifier is a designative information content entity that identifies an entity without being a name in the ordinary sense. Serial numbers, barcodes and record keys are non-name identifiers: they single out an individual, usually within a defined identifier scheme.
Examples
- a serial number
- a part number
- a database key
Where it sits in the suite
Non Name Identifier is defined in the Common Core Ontologies, a mid-level suite that specialises the top-level categories of Basic Formal Ontology. It is released as part of the maintained, logically consistent CCO release and is reused across the connected ontology modules.