This section of the SNOMED CT Release Files Specification provides details of the structure and content of
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files distributed by SNOMED International as part of the SNOMED CT International Release. This is also the standard format in which producers of
SNOMED CT extension are required to distribute any
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that they produce to their sublicensees
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data structures provide a generic mechanism for configuration and extensibility of SNOMED CT to a wide range of different requirements. Reference sets act as building blocks that provide a common foundation that enables those developing SNOMED CT
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to to customize the way their users interact with
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. The flexibility offered by
also enables adaptation of existing system to support changing requirements.
The reference set file formats are formally defined in following subsections.
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