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6. Model semantics
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6.0 Model semantics
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Semantics is about the meaning of things
[[1] - by definition
 [1] - by association
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The information item "UBL name", i.e. element type name, is mnemonic
[[1] - the label of the information item in the XML document structure
 [1] - the mnemonic is meant to be a useful reminder of the semantic behind the term
 [1] - the mnemonic is not meant to define the term
 [1] - NDR rule GNR1 requires information item names to be in Oxford English
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The information item "Definition" and "Alternate Business Terms" are descriptive and meant to convey the semantic meaning
[[1] - inappropriate for use in other languages because multiple readers of a given language may interpret or translate the definition differently
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That the UBL schemas are normative mandates the mnemonics used for element names be unchangeable in all uses of UBL
[[1] - the descriptions associated with the mnemonics are informative
 [1] - transliteration of the element types does not maintain the "UBL-ness" of the document
 [1] - it is inappropriate, and not compatible with UBL, to use translated element and attribute names in instances
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Practical Universal Business Language Deployment
Third Edition - 2009-02-12
ISBN 978-1-894049-23-8
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