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Preferred term

controlled vocabulary  

Definition

  • A controlled vocabulary is an organized arrangement of words and phrases used to index content and/or to retrieve content through browsing or searching. It typically includes preferred and variant terms and has a defined scope or describes a specific domain. Common types of (structured) controlled vocabularies include thesauri, subject heading lists, taxonomies, controlled lists, and authority files.

Entry terms

  • controlled vocabularies

Source

  • Harping, Patricia. 2010. Introduction to Controlled Vocabularies: Terminology for Art, Architecture and Other Cultural Works. Santa Monica, CA: Getty Research Institute.

Example

  • The controlled vocabularies created for the Aldo Moro Digital Edition, https://aldomorodigitale.unibo.it/about/docs/results#codes-section.

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URI

http://purl.org/knot/taxonomy/controlled_vocabulary

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