DefinedTerm

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A word, name, acronym, phrase, etc. with a formal definition. Often used in the context of category or subject classification, glossaries or dictionaries, product or creative work types, etc. Use the name property for the term being defined, use termCode if the term has an alpha-numeric code allocated, use description to provide the definition of the term.

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Property	Expected Type	Description
Properties from DefinedTerm
`inDefinedTermSet`	DefinedTermSet or URL	A DefinedTermSet that contains this term.
`termCode`	Text	A code that identifies this DefinedTerm within a DefinedTermSet
Properties from Thing
`additionalType`	URL	An additional type for the item, typically used for adding more specific types from external vocabularies in microdata syntax. This is a relationship between something and a class that the thing is in. In RDFa syntax, it is better to use the native RDFa syntax - the 'typeof' attribute - for multiple types. Schema.org tools may have only weaker understanding of extra types, in particular those defined externally.
`alternateName`	Text	An alias for the item.
`description`	Text	A description of the item.
`disambiguatingDescription`	Text	A sub property of description. A short description of the item used to disambiguate from other, similar items. Information from other properties (in particular, name) may be necessary for the description to be useful for disambiguation.
`identifier`	PropertyValue or Text or URL	The identifier property represents any kind of identifier for any kind of Thing, such as ISBNs, GTIN codes, UUIDs etc. Schema.org provides dedicated properties for representing many of these, either as textual strings or as URL (URI) links. See background notes for more details.
`image`	ImageObject or URL	An image of the item. This can be a URL or a fully described ImageObject.
`mainEntityOfPage`	CreativeWork or URL	Indicates a page (or other CreativeWork) for which this thing is the main entity being described. See background notes for details. Inverse property: mainEntity.
`name`	Text	The name of the item.
`potentialAction`	Action	Indicates a potential Action, which describes an idealized action in which this thing would play an 'object' role.
`sameAs`	URL	URL of a reference Web page that unambiguously indicates the item's identity. E.g. the URL of the item's Wikipedia page, Wikidata entry, or official website.
`subjectOf`	CreativeWork or Event	A CreativeWork or Event about this Thing. Inverse property: about.
`url`	URL	URL of the item.

Instances of DefinedTerm may appear as values for the following properties

Property	On Types	Description
`competencyRequired`	EducationalOccupationalCredential	Knowledge, skill, ability or personal attribute that must be demonstrated by a person or other entity.
`creativeWorkStatus`	CreativeWork	The status of a creative work in terms of its stage in a lifecycle. Example terms include Incomplete, Draft, Published, Obsolete. Some organizations define a set of terms for the stages of their publication lifecycle.
`credentialCategory`	EducationalOccupationalCredential	The category or type of credential being described, for example "degree”, “certificate”, “badge”, or more specific term.
`educationalLevel`	EducationalOccupationalCredential	The level in terms of progression through an educational or training context. Examples of educational levels include 'beginner', 'intermediate' or 'advanced', and formal sets of level indicators.
`hasDefinedTerm`	DefinedTermSet	A Defined Term contained in this term set.
`jobTitle`	Person	The job title of the person (for example, Financial Manager).

More specific Types

CategoryCode

Source

https://github.com/schemaorg/schemaorg/issues/894

Examples

Example 1

Without Markup Microdata RDFa JSON-LD

<div>
   <h1>Library of Congress Resource Type: <b>Manuscript</b></h1>
   Code: <b>Man</b>
</div>

<div itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/DefinedTerm">
   <h1>Library of Congress Resource Type: <b><span itemprop="name">Manuscript</span></b></h1>
   Code: <b><span itemprop="termCode">Man</span></b>
   <link itemprop="inDefinedTermSet" href="http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/resourceTypes"/>
</div>

<div vocab="http://schema.org/" typeof="DefinedTerm">
   <h1>Library of Congress Resource Type: <b><span property="name">Manuscript</span></b></h1>
   Code: <b><span property="termCode">Man</span></b>
   <link property="inDefinedTermSet" href="http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/resourceTypes"/>
</div>

{
 "@context": "http://schema.org/",
 "@type": "DefinedTerm",
 "termCode": "Man",
 "inDefinedTermSet": "http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/resourceTypes"
}

Example 2

Without Markup Microdata RDFa JSON-LD

<div>
	<div>
	 <h1><a href="http://openjurist.org/dictionary/Ballentine">Ballentine's Law Dictionary</a></h1>
	</div>
	<div>
		<h2>Dictionary term</h2>
		Name: calendar year<br/>
		Description: The period from January 1st to December 31st, inclusive, of any year.<br/>
		In Dictionary: Ballentine's Law Dictionary
	</div>
	<div>
		<h2>Dictionary term</h2>
		Name: schema<br/>
		Description: A representation of a plan or theory in the form of an outline or model.<br/>
		In Dictionary: Ballentine's Law Dictionary
	</div>
</div>

<div>
	<div itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/DefinedTermSet">
	<meta itemprop="additionalType" content="http://schema.org/Book">
	 <h1><a itemprop="url" href="http://openjurist.org/dictionary/Ballentine"><span itemprop="name">Ballentine's Law Dictionary</span></a></h1>
	</div>
	<div itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/DefinedTerm">
		<h2>Dictionary term</h2>
		<link itemprop="url" href="http://openjurist.org/dictionary/Ballentine/term/calendar-year"/>
		Name: <span itemprop="name">calendar year</span><br/>
		Description: <span itemprop="description">The period from January 1st to December 31st, inclusive, of any year.</span><br/>
		In Dictionary: Ballentine's Law Dictionary
		<link itemprop="inDefinedTermSet" href="http://openjurist.org/dictionary/Ballentine">
	</div>
	<div itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/DefinedTerm">
		<h2>Dictionary term</h2>
		<link itemprop="url" href="http://openjurist.org/dictionary/Ballentine/term/schema"/>
		Name: <span itemprop="name">schema</span><br/>
		Description: <span itemprop="description">A representation of a plan or theory in the form of an outline or model.</span><br/>
		In Dictionary: Ballentine's Law Dictionary
		<link itemprop="inDefinedTermSet" href="http://openjurist.org/dictionary/Ballentine">
	</div>
</div>

<div  vocab="http://schema.org/">
	<div typeof="DefinedTermSet Book">
	 <h1><a property="url" href="http://openjurist.org/dictionary/Ballentine"><span property="name">Ballentine's Law Dictionary</span></a></h1>
	</div>
	<div typeof="DefinedTerm">
		<h2>Dictionary term</h2>
		<link property="url" href="http://openjurist.org/dictionary/Ballentine/term/calendar-year"/>
		Name: <span property="name">calendar year</span><br/>
		Description: <span property="description">The period from January 1st to December 31st, inclusive, of any year.</span><br/>
		In Dictionary: Ballentine's Law Dictionary
		<link property="inDefinedTermSet" href="http://openjurist.org/dictionary/Ballentine">
	</div>
	<div typeof="DefinedTerm">
		<h2>Dictionary term</h2>
		<link propery="url" href="http://openjurist.org/dictionary/Ballentine/term/schema"/>
		Name: <span property="name">schema</span><br/>
		Description: <span property="description">A representation of a plan or theory in the form of an outline or model.</span><br/>
		In Dictionary: Ballentine's Law Dictionary
		<link property="inDefinedTermSet" href="http://openjurist.org/dictionary/Ballentine">
	</div>
</div>

[
	{
		"@context": "http://schema.org/"
	},
	{
		"@type": ["DefinedTermSet","Book"],
		"@id": "http://openjurist.org/dictionary/Ballentine",
		"name": "Ballentine's Law Dictionary"
	},
	{
		"@type": "DefinedTerm",
		"@id": "http://openjurist.org/dictionary/Ballentine/term/calendar-year",
		"name": "calendar year",
		"description": "The period from January 1st to December 31st, inclusive, of any year.",
		"inDefinedTermSet": "http://openjurist.org/dictionary/Ballentine"
	},
	{
		"@type": "DefinedTerm",
		"@id": "http://openjurist.org/dictionary/Ballentine/term/schema",
		"name": "schema",
		"description": "A representation of a plan or theory in the form of an outline or model.",
		"inDefinedTermSet": "http://openjurist.org/dictionary/Ballentine"
	}
]

Example 3

Without Markup Microdata RDFa JSON-LD

<div>
	<h1>Occupation Term defined by <a href="http://onetonline.org">O*Net Online</a></h1>
	<h2>51-6042.00 - Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders</h2>
	Operate or tend a variety of machines to join, decorate, reinforce, or finish shoes and shoe parts.
</div>

<div itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/DefinedTerm">
	<h1>Occupation Term defined by <a itemprop="inDefinedTermSet" href="http://onetonline.org">O*Net Online</a></h1>
	<h2><span itemprop="termCode">51-6042.00</span> - <span itemprop="name">Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders</span></h2>
	<span itemprop="description">Operate or tend a variety of machines to join, decorate, reinforce, or finish shoes and shoe parts.</span>
</div>

<div vocab="http://schema.org/" typeof="DefinedTerm">
	<h1>Occupation Term defined by <a property="inDefinedTermSet" href="http://onetonline.org">O*Net Online</a></h1>
	<h2><span property="termCode">51-6042.00</span> - <span property="name">Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders</span></h2>
	<span property="description">Operate or tend a variety of machines to join, decorate, reinforce, or finish shoes and shoe parts.</span>
</div>

{
 "@context": "http://schema.org/",
 "@type": "DefinedTerm",
 "name": "Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders",
 "termCode": "51-6042.00",
 "description": "Operate or tend a variety of machines to join, decorate, reinforce, or finish shoes and shoe parts.",
 "inDefinedTermSet": "http://onetonline.org"
}