Commons Registration Authorities Ontology
This ontology defines concepts for representation of registration authorities, registrars, registration-specific identifiers and related identification schemes. It was derived from the FIBO Registration Authorities Ontology and ISO 11179-3, and adapted for broader use.
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contextual identifier that is registered in a registry by, or on behalf of, a registration authority according to some registration scheme
role of a party that acts as a representative of a registration authority to provide registration services, including official record keeping
Barron's Dictionary of Business and Economic Terms, Fifth Edition, 2012
ISO/IEC 11179-3:2023, Information technology - Metadata registries (MDR) - Part 3: Metamodel for registry common facilities, Fourth edition, 2023
service provider that is officially responsible for maintaining a registry and providing registration services and/or for delegating of some or all of these roles to a registrar
scheme for organizing information in a registry and allocating identifiers to registered items
service provided to individuals and/or organizations for the registration of items in a registry
authoritative record or collection of records relating to something
Electronic registries typically contain a unique identifier for each entry, so that individual records can be referenced from other documents and registries.
constituent of a registry that includes the details for something recorded in that registry
Note: From an ISO 11179 perspective, a registry item (entry) is recorded in the registry, but is not necessarily identified, named, defined, classified, registered or administered. Specific information needs to be provided for each of these categories which can be provided when the item is initially recorded, or later.
indicates the registration authority for something
indicates the date or date and time on which something is registered
indicates the registration authority or registrar that registers something
indicates the registry that something is registered in
indicates something (typically an identifier or code) that the registration authority issues
records something in a registry or archive