This is the unique identifier for the entity. If it has the ADDICTO: prefix it was developed for the Addiction Ontology. If it has another prefix it has been re-used from another ontology.
ADDICTO:0000855
Curation status
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This indicates the stage of development that the entity has reached. Only when the status is 'Published' are the entities ready for general use.
Obsolete
Created
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This is the date that the entity was first proposed for AddictO
20 Jan '21
Modified
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This is the most recent date that the entity details modified
16 Feb '22
Parents
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Parent class and superclasses all the way to to 'Entity'
Definition
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This is an ontological definition of the entity using the standard format of specifying the parent class followed by specification of characteristics that distinguish this class from others in that class
A vaping device part that is part of a cannabis vaping device.
Note: Definitions may show angled brackets (< and >) around some of the text to show that it is the parent term.
Logical definition
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Some entities are created by combining other entities in logical relationships. This field provides the definition of an entity in those terms.
(product and 'part of' some 'cannabis vaping device')
Informal definition
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Ontological definitions can sometimes be hard to read so this provides an informal version that is more user friendly where required
A part of a cannabis vaping device.
Fuzzy set
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This indicates whether the entity has fuzzy boundaries e.g. adolescence. In that case users of the term must precisely specify the operationalisation of the class in each usage.
No
Fuzzy explanation
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This describes for users why the class is considered to be a fuzzy set
Devices can be used with varying cannabis products, strengths and for medicinal and/or recreational reasons.
AddictO sub-ontology
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This specifies which of 8 AddictO sub-ontologies the entity is contained within. These are: Human being, Human population, Human behaviour, Organisation, Intervention, Environmental system, Product, Research activity