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Augmented Backus-Naur Form (ABNF)

A language used to define the formal syntax of another language (as defined by Internet Standard 68, RFC 5234).

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tCompositional Grammar

The set of rules that govern the way in which SNOMED CT expressions are represented as a plain text string.

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tConcept Model

A set of rules that determines the permitted sets of relationships between particular types of concepts.

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tExpression

A structured combination of one or more concept identifiers used to express a clinical idea.

Expression Constraint

A computable rule that can be used to define a bounded set of clinical meanings.

Expression Constraint TemplateA SNOMED CT Expression Constraint containing slots that are intended to be processed at a later time.
Expression TemplateA SNOMED CT Expression containing slots that are intended to be processed at a later time.

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tMachine Readable Concept Model

A representation of the rules that comprise the SNOMED CT Concept Model in a form that can be processed by computer software and applied to validate content.

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tPostcoordinated Expression

Representation of a clinical meaning using a combination of two or more concept identifiers is referred to as a postcoordinated expression.

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tPrecoordinated Expression

Representation of a clinical meaning using a single concept identifier is referred to as a precoordinated expression.

Query TemplateA SNOMED CT Query containing slots that are intended to be processed at a later time.

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tReference Set

A SNOMED CT file structure consisting of a set of references to SNOMED CT components.

SlotA placeholder for a SNOMED CT concept, string or concrete value that is intended to be processed (e.g. by filling with a specific value) prior to the use of the containing SNOMED CT expression, constraint or query.

Substrate

The SNOMED CT content over which an expression constraint is evaluated or a query is executed.

TemplateA SNOMED CT expression, constraint or query containing one or more slots that are intended to be processed at a later time.

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