A very large company that operates in many countries simultaneously, is managed from a single center, and has very high production and sales volumes. (Translated from https://sozluk.gov.tr/)
Subject headings are controlled lists of terms or phrases used to describe the subjects of items. (Fotis Lazarinis, 10 - Subject access: LCSH, Children’s Subject Headings and Sears List of Subject Headings, Editor(s): Fotis Lazarinis, Cataloguing and Classification,
Chandos Publishing, 2015, https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-08-100161-5.00010-5.)
In general usage, a thesaurus is a reference work that lists words grouped together according to similarity of meaning. In library science and information science, thesauri have been widely used to specify domain models. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thesaurus)
Topic Maps provide a standardized way to represent and interchange knowledge through the modeling of abstract concepts (called topics), the relationships among topics (called associations), and the connection between abstract concepts and real-world resources (called occurrences). (Caverlee, J. (2009). Topic Maps. In: LIU, L., ÖZSU, M.T. (eds) Encyclopedia of Database Systems. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-39940-9_904)
Calvatia cyathiformis, or purple-spored puffball, is a large edible saprobic species of Calvatia. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calvatia_cyathiformis)
Concept maps are essentially graphic tools for organising and representing knowledge. (Kinchin, I. M., Streatfield, D. & Hay, D.B. (2010). Using concept mapping to enhance the research interview. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 9 (1), 52-68.)
A system that contains terms and the definitions of those terms, and the specification of relationships among those terms. It can be thought of as an enhanced thesaurus, it provides all the basic relationships inherent in a thesaurus, plus it defines and enables the creation of more formal and more specific relationships. It is designed to serve as a central focal point for the vocabulary of a particular domain, and to codify and standardise the knowledge within that domain. It enables better communication within and across domains, and structures meaning contained in the domain. (Agricultural Ontology Service (AOS) Workshop, Rome, November 2001.)
A glossary is an alphabetical list of terms in a particular domain of knowledge with the definitions for those terms. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary)
A dictionary is a listing of lexemes from the lexicon of one or more specific languages, often arranged alphabetically, which may include information on definitions, usage, etymologies, pronunciations, translation, etc. It is a lexicographical reference that shows inter-relationships among the data. (Wikpedia. 2025. Dictionary https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dictionary)
Sterilized milk that is heated to a temperature of 280 degrees F for at least 2 seconds and packaged in aseptic containers so as not to require refrigeration. (https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/64183)
Also called simply an authority. A file, typically electronic, that serves as a source of standardized forms of names, terms, titles, etc. Authority files should include references or links from variant forms to preferred forms. The main purpose of an authority is to enforce usage, often requiring users to use only the preferred term for a given concept. Any type of vocabulary can be used as an authority. (Introduction to controlled vocabularies: terminology for art, architecture, and other cultural works, Harpring Patricia , Introduction to series. Los Angeles: Getty Research Institute, 2010. 245 p. Ill. ISBN 9781606060186)
A vocabulary is a set of words, typically the set in a language or the set known to an individual. (Wikipedia, 2024. Vocabulary https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vocabulary)
