--On 16/3/00 7:16 PM -0500 John A. Kunze wrote:
> If you said "token" to me in the right context I'd tend to hear it
> (without inhaling of course ;-) as a synonym for "label". I'd prefer
> not to use (or hear) "token" if we have a good equivalent. Having
> two terms for the same thing is an invitation for confusion in any
> application that requires precise language (such as technical writing
> and discussing standards).
...exactly the reason you would use a formal notation, like ISO 11179,
for describing data elements. *They* have done all the hard work on
defining these terms. We reuse them. Sound familiar? ;-)
Cheers...Renato <http://purl.net/net/renato>
Chief Scientist, IPR Systems <http://www.iprsystems.com>
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