1 Scope
The purpose of this Technical Specification is to specify categorial structures within the subject field of acupuncture by defining a set of domain constraints for
use within terminological resources.
This Technical Specification describes a concept system detailing domain constraints of sanctioned characteristics , each composed of a semantic link and an applicable characterizing category .
The potential benefits of this Technical Specification include:
a) support for developers of new terminology systems concerning acupuncture needling;
b) support for developers of new detailed content areas of existing terminology systems
concerning acupuncture needling procedures to ensure accuracy, repeatability and comparability;
c) facilitating the representation of acupuncture needling procedures using a standard
core model in a manner suitable for computer processing;
d) providing a conceptual framework for the generation of compositional concept representation of acupuncture needling;
e) facilitating the mapping and improved semantic correspondence bet...