NIEM Terminology

This section contains a list of terms with links to their source definitions across the following technical specifications:

• CTAS: Conformance Targets Attribute Specification v3.0, July 31, 2014
• HLVA: High Level Version Architecture Specification v3.0alpha1, September 3, 2014
• MPD: Model Package Description Specification v3.0, August 15, 2014
• NDR: Naming and Design Rules Specification, v3.0, July 31, 2014

When a term was defined in multiple specifications, a link to each definition was provided.

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A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

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A

• alpha: HLVA Section 8.1
• appinfo namespace: NDR Section 10.9.1
• application information: NDR Section 10.9
• artifact: MPD Section 2.3
• artifact set: MPD Section 2.3
• association: NDR Section 10.3
• association type: NDR Section 10.3
• attribute: NDR Section 3.3
• augmentable type: NDR Section 10.4.1
• augmentation: NDR Section 10.4
• augmentation element declaration: NDR Section 10.4.4
• augmentation type: NDR Section 10.4.4

B

• base type definition: NDR Section 3.4.1
• beta: HLVA Section 8.1
• business rule schema: MPD Section 6.2
• business rules: MPD Section 6.2
• bump: HLVA Section 7.3

C

• change log: HLVA Section 7.2, MPD Section 5.3
• code simple type: NDR Section 11.1.2.3
• code type: NDR Section 10.2.4
• coherence: HLVA Section 4.1.2
• collaboration area: HLVA Section 3.2
• complex type definition: NDR Section 3.4.1
• conformance assertion: MPD Section 5.7
• conformance target: CTAS Section 3.1, MPD Section 3.1, NDR Section 3.6
• conformance target identifier: CTAS Section 3.1, MPD Section 3.1, NDR Section 3.6
• conformant document: CTAS Section 3.2
• conformant element information item: NDR Section 4.1.4
• conformant instance XML document: NDR Section 4.1.4
• conformant schema document set: NDR Section 4.1.3
• constraint rule: MPD Section 2.9, NDR Section 2.4.1
• content element: NDR Section 12.1
• core synchronization: HLVA Section 3.3
• core update: HLVA Section 3.1
• core update process: HLVA Section 3.3
• cross-domain harmonization: HLVA Section 3.3

D

• data component: MPD Section 2.6
• data definition: NDR Section 7.4
• deprecated component: NDR Section 10.9.1.1
• documented component: NDR Section 7.4
• domain reconciliation: HLVA Section 3.3
• domain update: HLVA Section 3.1
• domain update process: HLVA Section 3.3

E

• effective conformance target identifier: CTAS Section 4, NDR Section 3.6
• effective conformance targets attribute: CTAS Section 4
• element: NDR Section 3.3
• element declaration: NDR Section 3.4.1
• extension schema document: MPD Section 4.3, NDR Section 4.1.2
• external adapter type: MPD Section 4.4, NDR Section 10.2.3.2
• external schema document: MPD Section 4.4, NDR Section 10.2.3

F

• full NIEM information exchange package: MPD Section 3.2.3

H

• harmonization: HLVA Section 3, MPD Section 2.6

I

• IEP conformance target: MPD Section 5.6
• information exchange package: MPD Section 3.2.3
• information exchange package documentation: MPD Section 3.2.2
• informative: NDR Section 2.4
• instance document: NDR Section 3.4
• instance XML document: MPD Section 3.2.2
• interpretation rule: MPD Section 2.9, NDR Section 2.4.1
• issue tracking area: HLVA Section 3.2

L

• local term: NDR Section 10.8.2.1
• local terminology appinfo namespace: NDR Section 10.8.2.1

M

• machine-readable annotation: NDR Section 10.9
• major release: HLVA Section 3.1
• metadata element declaration: NDR Section 10.5.2
• metadata type: NDR Section 10.5.1
• micro release: HLVA Section 3.1
• minor release: HLVA Section 3.1
• model package description: HLVA Section 3.1, MPD Section 3.2.1
• MPD catalog document: MPD Section 5.1
• MPD class: MPD Section 3.1
• MPD root directory: MPD Section 7

N

• namespace URI directive: HLVA Section 7.3
• normative: NDR Section 2.4
• NIEM core: HLVA Section 1.2
• NIEM domain: HLVA Section 1.2
• NIEM governance: HLVA Section 1.2
• NIEM issue: HLVA Section 3.1
• NIEM release: HLVA Section 3.1
• NIEM wantlist: MPD Section 6.1

O

• object type: NDR Section 10.2.1

P

• path name: MPD Section 5.2.4
• pre-alpha: HLVA Section 8.1
• publication area: HLVA Section 3.2
• published update: HLVA Section 3.1

R

• readme artifact: MPD Section 5.4
• reference element: MPD Section 5.2.4.6, NDR Section 12.2
• reference schema document: MPD Section 2.8, NDR Section 4.1.1
• reference schema document set: MPD Section 2.8
• release area: HLVA Section 3.2
• release candidate: HLVA Section 8.1
• release cycle: HLVA Section 8
• release manifest: HLVA Section 7.1
• representation element declaration: NDR Section 10
• resolved element information item: NDR Section 5.6.4
• resolve URI: MPD Section 5.2.4
• role type: NDR Section 10.2.2
• RoleOf element: NDR Section 10.2.2

S

• schema component: MPD Section 2.7, NDR Section 3.4
• schema document: NDR Section 3.4
• schema document subse: MPD Section 4.2.1
• Schematron schema: MPD Section 6.2
• simple type definition: NDR Section 3.4.1
• structures namespace: NDR Section 10.10
• subset schema document: MPD Section 4.2.1

V

• valid: NDR Section 3.4
• validity constraint contex: MPD Section 5.6.1

X

• XML catalog documen: MPD Section 5.5
• XML document: MPD Section 2.7, NDR Section 3.2
• XML Schema: MPD Section 2.7, NDR Section 3.4
• XML schema assembly: MPD Section 2.7
• XML Schema definition language: NDR Section 3.4
• XML schema document: MPD Section 2.7
• XML Schema document set: NDR Section 3.4
• XML schema validation: MPD Section 2.7

Z

• ZIP file: MPD Section 3.2

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