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REFERENCE DOCUMENT

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Definition:
A reference document is a document that provides pertinent details for consultation about a subject.

Context:
Attributes of Reference document:

- Reference document identifier is an identifier for the Reference document.

- Reference document language identifier is the identifier of the natural or special language used in the Reference document.

- Reference document title is the title of the Reference document.

- Reference document type description is a description of the type of Reference document.

Reference documents can be publications (hardcopy, electronic), other databases (internal, external), Internet (Internet addresses), methodological references (for instance to summary metadata, detailed metadata, information on major changes).

Source Publication:
ISO/IEC 11179-3 "Information technology-Metadata registries (MDR)-Part 3: Registry metamodel and basic attributes", February 2003.

Cross References:
Documentation
ISO / IEC 11179
Special Data Dissemination Standard (SDDS)

Statistical Theme: Methodological information (metadata)

Glossary Output Segments:
SDMX

Created on Thursday, January 29, 2004

Last updated on Tuesday, December 20, 2005