Issue 17634: Section 4: Include an “Abbreviation” clause, and if appropriate a populated Definitions clause (mof2core-rtf)
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Nature: Uncategorized Issue
Severity: 
Summary: Whilst the statement that the document contains no formal definitions taken from other documents may well be true, it is not particularly useful.  It may also be true that no terms are used in this document with meanings that cannot be found in common dictionaries.  If this is the case, then a statement to that effect would be more useful than the existing statement.  Otherwise definitions of terms that are used with special meanings must be included here.  There are a number of abbreviations, e.g. EMOF and CMOF in 8.1, that are used in the body of the document without explanation.  They should be expanded or otherwise explained here.
Resolution: Include an "Abbreviation" clause, and if appropriate a populated Definitions clause.
Revised Text: 
Actions taken:
September 24, 2012: received issue
October 20, 2014: merged with issue 18661
April 6, 2015: closed issue
Discussion: 
Agreed. Consider adding abbreviations. Move definition of NULL into definitions
clause as per issue GB11 (17641). Check if spec uses normative definitions from any
other OMG or ISO specs..
Disposition: Merged with issue 18661
End of Annotations:=====
s is issue # 17634

Section 4: Include an .Abbreviation. clause, and if appropriate a populated Definitions clause

Whilst the statement that the document contains no formal definitions taken from other documents may well be true, it is not particularly useful.  It may also be true that no terms are used in this document with meanings that cannot be found in common dictionaries.  If this is the case, then a statement to that effect would be more useful than the existing statement.  Otherwise definitions of terms that are used with special meanings must be included here.  There are a number of abbreviations, e.g. EMOF and CMOF in 8.1, that are used in the body of the document without explanation.  They should be expanded or otherwise explained here.