Dear Frank,
Thanks for a well thought through set of
definitions we can discuss and debate. It’s a great beginning, but I
have a quibble about one item, specifically:
A Grammar is a means of applying rules to
create meaning.
Grammars don’t create meaning, they
create syntax.
Your related statement:
A Syntax is a set of rules for
structuring elements, such as words and symbols within a grammar.
is correct, and more accurate, in that it
doesn’t mention the word “meaning”. The only source of meaning is a human
(or other subjective being) which bases meaning on that human’s stored experiences,
emotions, values and goals. Said experiences, emotions values and goals are
unique to that human.
-Rich
Sincerely,
Rich Cooper
EnglishLogicKernel.com
Rich AT EnglishLogicKernel DOT com
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Subject: Re: [ontolog-forum] What the difference re., Data
Dictionary,Ontology, and Vocabulary?
Frank -
On Feb 13, 2014, at 6:16 PM, Frank Guerino wrote:
A Data Dictionary defines "data" by giving you details about that
data element (e.g. Attribute/Field Name, Description, Data Type, Constraints,
etc.)
So a data dictionary does NOT contain artifacts such as systems,
programs, data structures, subroutines, etc. and all the other systems thingies
that manipulate data elements?
Just wish I could do some sort of Venn diagram here as most of these
terms are heavily overlapping.
Is this description of a data dictionary saying that a metadata
repository is different from a data dictionary?
If they're different, what are the differences?