This section describes a number of standard types.

Each reference set type follows a pattern and that pattern is also represented in a machine readable form using a set of Reference Set Descriptor members (known as a Descriptor Template, for short). In most case, the same pattern may be used to define a number of different to serve a variety of purposes. However, there are also some highly specific types that exist for a single specified purpose. These are the  Reference Set Descriptor Reference Set,  Module Dependency Reference Set and  Description Format Reference Set.

In each subsection, described a type in under the following subheadings:

• The purpose of the

• The format of the member record is detailed in a table;

• The metadata supporting the

• The machine readable descriptor member records for the type;

• Examples of the type;

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