Designations

A designation is a name under which a managed term is known. Designations follow an inheritance hierarchy based on ISO 10241-1 and the Glossarist concept model.

Designations form a MECE (Mutually Exclusive, Collectively Exhaustive) hierarchy:

Type	Extends	Description
expression	Base	A word or phrase used as a designation
abbreviation	Expression	A shortened form (acronym, initialism, or truncation)
symbol	Base	A non-letter symbol representing a concept
letter_symbol	Symbol	A single letter used as a symbol
graphical_symbol	Symbol	An iconic or graphical symbol
prefix	Base	A prefix that attaches before a designation
suffix	Base	A suffix that attaches after a designation

Base properties (common to all types)

Property	Standard	Description
designation	—	The term text or symbol
normative_status	—	preferred, admitted, deprecated, or superseded
geographical_area	ISO 3166-1	Geographic usage region
language	ISO 639	Language of this designation
script	ISO 15924	Script of the designation text (e.g. Latn, Cyrl)
system	ISO 24229	Conversion system code
international	—	Whether used internationally
absent	—	Whether intentionally absent in this language
pronunciation	—	Collection of Pronunciation entries
sources	ISO 10241-1 §6.8	Collection of ConceptSource entries
term_type	ISO 12620	Optional classification of the designation's term type
related	—	Collection of RelatedConcept for designation-level relationships
register	—	Register information

Pronunciation

Each Pronunciation entry has:

Attribute	Standard	Description
content	—	The pronunciation text
language	ISO 639	Language/dialect being pronounced (3-letter code)
script	ISO 15924	Script of the pronunciation text (4-letter code)
country	ISO 3166-1	Country variant (2-letter code, optional)
system	ISO 24229	Conversion system code (e.g. IPA, Var:jpn-Hrkt:Latn:Hepburn-1886)