]> 2008/06/10 OpenCyc Knowledge Base Copyright© 2001-2008 Cycorp, Inc., http://www.cyc.com/, Austin, TX, USA This file contains an OWL representation of information contained in the OpenCyc Knowledge Base. The content of this OWL file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license whose text can be found at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode. The content of this OWL file, including the OpenCyc content it represents, constitutes the "Work" referred to in the Creative Commons license. The terms of this license equally apply to, without limitation, renamings and other logically equivalent reformulations of the content of this OWL file (or portions thereof) in any natural or formal language, as well as to derivations of this content or inclusion of it in other ontologies. externalID A unique, language-neutral, variable-sized identifier for a concept that can be used to refer unambiguously to that concept across OWL exports or across Cyc inference engines. label A natural-language representation for a concept that is both human readable and readable by the Cyc inference engine. These terms are not guaranteed to refer to the same concept across time but are guaranteed to be consistent within a particular OWL export. Use 'cycAnnot:externalID' for unambiguously referring to a concept across OWL exports or across Cyc inference engines. switching A FirstOrderCollection and specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rLRHUIMMBEdmAAACQJw5drg" class="cyc_term">ReplacementEvent</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rEP1C2sMJEdmAAACQJw5drg" class="cyc_term">ReplacingSomething</a> is a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVieP5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PurposefulAction</a> in which an <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViAB5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Agent_PartiallyTangible</a> replaces something with something else, in some sense. Examples: changing a baby's diaper, electing a new person to a political office, trading in one's car for a new one, changing one's brand of deoderant, transferring from one university to another, changing clothes, quitting one's old job to take a new one, hiring a new person to take a departing employee's position. A notable specialization is <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVi1NZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ReplacingAnObject</a> (q.v.). ReplacingSomething http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007 changes had changed will have shifted will have replaced have shifted had shifted will have changed has replaced had switched replace switched has changed has switched will shift replacing changed will have switched has shifted switches changing have changed change shifted have replaced switch replaces have switched will change shifting replaced shift will switch shifts had replaced will replace ReplacingAnObject replacement event EmployingStrikeBreakers ratting A collection of events; a subcollection of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjZyJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">EmployeeHiring</a>. In each <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rV9GwlLgmEdmAAAACs6hRjg" class="cyc_term">EmployingStrikeBreakers</a>, someone employs scabs or strike breakers. switching A FirstOrderCollection and specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rLRHUIMMBEdmAAACQJw5drg" class="cyc_term">ReplacementEvent</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rEP1C2sMJEdmAAACQJw5drg" class="cyc_term">ReplacingSomething</a> is a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVieP5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PurposefulAction</a> in which an <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViAB5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Agent_PartiallyTangible</a> replaces something with something else, in some sense. Examples: changing a baby's diaper, electing a new person to a political office, trading in one's car for a new one, changing one's brand of deoderant, transferring from one university to another, changing clothes, quitting one's old job to take a new one, hiring a new person to take a departing employee's position. A notable specialization is <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVi1NZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ReplacingAnObject</a> (q.v.). ReplacingSomething Pretty String (<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwLSVCpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">prettyString</a> TERM STRING) means that STRING is the English word or expression (sequence of words) commonly used to refer to TERM. The predicate <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwLSVCpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">prettyString</a> is used by the code which generates CycL to English paraphrases, but its applicability is not restricted to this use. prettyString typical human activity type at least once TypicalHumanActivityType-AtLeastOnce The collection of specializations of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViN65wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">HumanActivity</a> such that persons typically are involved in (<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjFpZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">actors</a>) at least one instance of the activity type in their lifetime. switching A FirstOrderCollection and specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rLRHUIMMBEdmAAACQJw5drg" class="cyc_term">ReplacementEvent</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rEP1C2sMJEdmAAACQJw5drg" class="cyc_term">ReplacingSomething</a> is a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVieP5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PurposefulAction</a> in which an <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViAB5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Agent_PartiallyTangible</a> replaces something with something else, in some sense. Examples: changing a baby's diaper, electing a new person to a political office, trading in one's car for a new one, changing one's brand of deoderant, transferring from one university to another, changing clothes, quitting one's old job to take a new one, hiring a new person to take a departing employee's position. A notable specialization is <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVi1NZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ReplacingAnObject</a> (q.v.). ReplacingSomething A specialization of both <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVioQZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Action</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViGFZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">AtLeastPartiallyMentalEvent</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVieP5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PurposefulAction</a> is an action consciously, volitionally, and purposefully done by (see <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVipYpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">performedBy</a>) at least one actor. intentional action PurposefulAction switching A FirstOrderCollection and specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rLRHUIMMBEdmAAACQJw5drg" class="cyc_term">ReplacementEvent</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rEP1C2sMJEdmAAACQJw5drg" class="cyc_term">ReplacingSomething</a> is a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVieP5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PurposefulAction</a> in which an <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViAB5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Agent_PartiallyTangible</a> replaces something with something else, in some sense. Examples: changing a baby's diaper, electing a new person to a political office, trading in one's car for a new one, changing one's brand of deoderant, transferring from one university to another, changing clothes, quitting one's old job to take a new one, hiring a new person to take a departing employee's position. A notable specialization is <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVi1NZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ReplacingAnObject</a> (q.v.). ReplacingSomething first-order collection An instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvtppU5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CollectionType</a>, and a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rNooX_CChEdaAAABQ2rksLw" class="cyc_term">FixedOrderCollection</a>. <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rHIBS0h_TEdaAAABQ2rksLw" class="cyc_term">FirstOrderCollection</a> is the collection of all specializations of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjaApwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Individual</a> (q.v.) Notable specializations of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rHIBS0h_TEdaAAABQ2rksLw" class="cyc_term">FirstOrderCollection</a> include <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViq35wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">TemporalObjectType</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVny6pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ExistingStuffType</a>, and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvWXYgJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ExistingObjectType</a>. FirstOrderCollection replacement event ReplacementEvent A <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rHIBS0h_TEdaAAABQ2rksLw" class="cyc_term">FirstOrderCollection</a> and specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViOtpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">GeneralizedTransfer</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rLRHUIMMBEdmAAACQJw5drg" class="cyc_term">ReplacementEvent</a> is an <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViADZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Event</a> in which something is (in some sense) replaced with something else. <p/> Note that <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rLRHUIMMBEdmAAACQJw5drg" class="cyc_term">ReplacementEvent</a> is not a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVieP5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PurposefulAction</a>, or even <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVioQZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Action</a>. For example, some water replacing some other water in a puddle (because of a flood, say) would count as an instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rLRHUIMMBEdmAAACQJw5drg" class="cyc_term">ReplacementEvent</a>. <p/> A notable specialization of this collection which <i>is</i> a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVieP5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PurposefulAction</a> is <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rEP1C2sMJEdmAAACQJw5drg" class="cyc_term">ReplacingSomething</a> (q.v.). switching A FirstOrderCollection and specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rLRHUIMMBEdmAAACQJw5drg" class="cyc_term">ReplacementEvent</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rEP1C2sMJEdmAAACQJw5drg" class="cyc_term">ReplacingSomething</a> is a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVieP5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PurposefulAction</a> in which an <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViAB5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Agent_PartiallyTangible</a> replaces something with something else, in some sense. Examples: changing a baby's diaper, electing a new person to a political office, trading in one's car for a new one, changing one's brand of deoderant, transferring from one university to another, changing clothes, quitting one's old job to take a new one, hiring a new person to take a departing employee's position. A notable specialization is <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVi1NZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ReplacingAnObject</a> (q.v.). ReplacingSomething