VocabularyType
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Provides information about the vocabulary used to create a concept scheme.

Properties
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   :header: "Name","Type","","Description"
   :widths: 15,10,5,100

   "VocabularyTitle",":doc:`/composite-types/InternationalStringType/index`","0..1","Full title of vocabulary."
   "Abbreviation",":doc:`/composite-types/InternationalStringType/index`","0..n","Abbreviation of vocabulary title."
   "Keyword",":doc:`/composite-types/InternationalCodeValueType/index`","0..n","Keywords that describe the vocabulary."
   "Description",":doc:`/composite-types/StructuredStringType/index`","0..1","A description of the content and purpose of the Vocabulary. Supports multiple language versions of the same content as well as optional formatting of the content."
   "URI","anyURI","0..1","URI to external resource providing information about the vocabulary (general description, main web page)."
   "XMLURI","anyURI","0..1","URI to the vocabulary represented as an XML document."
   "Scheme","string","0..1","Textual description of the XML scheme in which the classification is written."
   "SchemeURI","anyURI","0..1","URI to the XML scheme used in the vocabulary (DTD or XML Schema for the XML document above; schemes like DDI, Claset, Neuchatel, and DocBook). Typically, this will be an XML namespace."
   "Comments",":doc:`/composite-types/StructuredStringType/index`","0..n","Information regarding the selection and usage of the vocabulary including appropriate usage constraints. Supports multiple language versions of the same content as well as optional formatting of the content."


Relationships
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The following types reference this type.

* :doc:`/item-types/ConceptScheme/index`

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