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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. DepartmentTypeByFunction A collection of collections and a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rcFSOrlb3EdaAAACQJ5pZBw" class="cyc_term">OrganizationType</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rWr20VCJhQdedT87yBOKnOw" class="cyc_term">DepartmentTypeByFunction</a> is a collection of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViNHpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Department</a>s (q.v.) whose instances are distinguished by the fact that they perform a certain function for an organization (e.g. <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkMf5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BudgetDepartment</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkLcZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ShippingAndReceivingDepartment</a>). See also <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4ruzA89iHNQdeMeqNOqSBq8w" class="cyc_term">DepartmentTypeByOrganization</a>. type of department by function types of department by function equal employment opportunity office EEOOffice A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViNHpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Department</a>. Each instance of this collection is an organizational unit which oversees &quot;equal employment opportunity&quot; for an organization. public relations department Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rv0UCj5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PublicRelationsDepartment</a> consists of employees of an organization who are responsible for its public relations (cf. <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvmm2x5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PublicRelationsActivity</a>). PublicRelationsDepartment BursarsOffice bursar's office A specialization of both <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4r7Q_dbiKOQdeA6rBcf_l7yA" class="cyc_term">UniversityDepartment</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVj6tpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">AccountingDepartment</a>. Each instance of this collection is an office that supports an official in charge of funds (a treasurer), usually at a college or university. occupational health and safety office OfficeOfHealthAndSafety A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViNHpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Department</a>. Each instance of this collection is an organizational unit which ensures that an organization adheres to guidelines regarding the health and safety of its workers. A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjxYpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CustomerServiceDepartment</a>. Each instance of this collection is a department which provides customers with more or less immediate, personal telephone or e-mail service, especially with regard to computers or electronic devices. HelpDesk-Organization help desk AcademicDepartment academic department A collection of sub-organizations. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViWRJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">AcademicDepartment</a> is a major subdivision of an educational institution, with the primary purpose of research and/or teaching related to a particular academic discipline or subject-matter. See also <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkJ4JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SchoolInUniversity_DegreeGranting</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkK7ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FoodServicesDepartment</a> consists of employees who are responsible for feeding an organization. FoodServicesDepartment food services department OfficeOfStudentAffairs office of student affairs A specialization of both <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4r7Q_dbiKOQdeA6rBcf_l7yA" class="cyc_term">UniversityDepartment</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkL-ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">HumanResourcesDepartment</a>. Each instance of this collection is an office that provides services to the students of its institution such as enrollment, housing, health, financial assistance and multicultural support. A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjknJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Library_Organization</a>. Each instance of this collection is a library which stands in the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVi_v5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">subOrganizations</a> relation to some larger entity (such as a University). Library-Department library Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkKI5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FundraisingDepartment</a> consists of employees who are responsible for an organization's fundraising activities. FundraisingDepartment fundraising department UniversityDevelopmentDepartment university development department A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4r7Q_dbiKOQdeA6rBcf_l7yA" class="cyc_term">UniversityDepartment</a>. Each instance of this collection is a group of employees responsible for the development of a particular university. store department StoreDepartment A specalization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViNHpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Department</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjeUZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">RetailOrganization</a>. Store departments have some characteristics of specialty stores, but are part of some larger retail store (and usually located in the same building). MarketingDepartment marketing department A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjD6JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FinanceDepartment</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkKZ5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">MarketingDepartment</a> consists of employees who are responsible for an organization's marketing activities, which typically include tasks such as market research, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwQr8FJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Advertising</a>, product design and pricing and of course, sales (for which, see the more specific <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVitqZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SalesDepartment</a>). manufacturing department The collection of departments whose direct (main) function is the production/manufacture of some kind of item. Any given instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVi7VpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ProductionDepartment</a> will be a suborganization of some larger organization. ProductionDepartment A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkLcZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ShippingAndReceivingDepartment</a>. Each instance of this collection is a group of employees who handle an organization's incoming and outgoing mail. mail department MailDepartment FieldMarketingOrganization A marketing organization that is assigned to a geographic region. They deal with any potential customers in that region. field market human resources department HumanResourcesDepartment Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkL-ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">HumanResourcesDepartment</a> consists of employees who are responsible for an organization's human resources (the hiring, firing, training, paying, and general looking after of personnel). OfficeOfInspectorGeneral IG's office A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjD6JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FinanceDepartment</a>. Each instance of this collection is an organizational unit whose job it is to monitor an organization for fraud, waste, misuse of the organization's resources, etc.. design department DesignDepartment <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4ra569QACDEdeEDgCgyeeBIg" class="cyc_term">DesignDepartment</a> is a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViNHpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Department</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4ra569QACDEdeEDgCgyeeBIg" class="cyc_term">DesignDepartment</a> is responsible for being the creative force behind the development of a design that will best fit a product and/or a corporate image. They will often work closely with the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkKZ5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">MarketingDepartment</a>. security department A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViNHpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Department</a>. Each instance of this collection is a department which performs some kind of security-related function for an organization. Notable specializations include <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViCEJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CampusPolice</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rYqUx_svnEdaAAAACs0uFOQ" class="cyc_term">SystemsAdministrationDepartment</a>. SecurityDepartment FacilitiesDepartment Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViJxZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FacilitiesDepartment</a> consists of employees who are responsible for an organization's facilities (such as buildings, grounds). facilities department payroll department A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViNHpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Department</a>. Each instance of this collection is a group of employees who administer an organization's payroll -- delivering employees their wages. PayrollDepartment A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViNHpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Department</a>. Each instance of this collection is a group of employees who set up, maintain, administer and ensure the security of an organization's information systems -- including computer networks, telephones, projectors etc. An important specialization of this collection is <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rYqUx_svnEdaAAAACs0uFOQ" class="cyc_term">SystemsAdministrationDepartment</a>. ITDepartment systems administration department A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViJxZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FacilitiesDepartment</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkLLpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">GroundsMaintenanceDepartment</a> consists of employees who maintain an organization's outdoor spaces. grounds maintenance department GroundsMaintenanceDepartment DirectorsOffice director's office A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViNHpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Department</a>. Each instance of this collection is an organizational unit which performs a high-level management function for that organization. Its employees will include some instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvV79tpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">DirectorOfOrganization</a>, and staff who support him or her. For the very top management level, see also <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rXXkaUiQVQdeFwP_KxT38Rg" class="cyc_term">PresidentsOffice</a>. QualityAssuranceDepartment A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViNHpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Department</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rhoy_eiNhQdeF19U5ZYtkww" class="cyc_term">QualityAssuranceDepartment</a> consists of employees who are responsible for ensuring that an organization's products are of high standard (by testing them and putting in place processes which ensure quality production in the first place). quality assurance department CFO's office OfficeOfChiefFinancialOfficer A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjD6JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FinanceDepartment</a>. Each instance of this collection is an organizational unit whose employees include an organization's <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rv0A-9JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ChiefFinancialOfficer</a>, and staff who support him or her. DepartmentOfNaturalResources An instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rWr20VCJhQdedT87yBOKnOw" class="cyc_term">DepartmentTypeByFunction</a>. Instances are departments focused on <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4r_o4mqNL9EduAAADggVbxzQ" class="cyc_term">NaturalResourceManagement</a>. department of natural resources AccountingDepartment accounting department A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjD6JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FinanceDepartment</a>. Each instance of this collection is a department whose members are typically responsible for monitoring and recording the financial transactions of a given organization. R & D department <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4ra58LYQCDEdeEDgCgyeeBIg" class="cyc_term">ResearchAndDevelopmentDepartment</a> is a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViNHpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Department</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4ra58LYQCDEdeEDgCgyeeBIg" class="cyc_term">ResearchAndDevelopmentDepartment</a> consists of employees who are involved in some type of specialized research activity which contributes to the development of a product to be used or marketed by an organization. ResearchAndDevelopmentDepartment CustomerServiceDepartment A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViNHpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Department</a>. Each instance of this collection is a department in an organization whose purpose is to help its customers and keep them happy. customer service department admissions department A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4r7Q_dbiKOQdeA6rBcf_l7yA" class="cyc_term">UniversityDepartment</a>. Each instance of this collection is a group of employees who determine which students will be admitted to an educational instutition. AdmissionsDepartment EthicsCounsel ethics counsel A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViNHpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Department</a>. Each instance of this collection is an organizational unit which provides some kind of ethical guidance to an organization. EngineeringAcademicDepartment engineering department A specialization of both <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4ra57kUACDEdeEDgCgyeeBIg" class="cyc_term">EngineeringDepartment</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViWRJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">AcademicDepartment</a>, instances of which conduct teaching and research in engineering. See also <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVimNZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">EngineeringField</a>. A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViNHpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Department</a>. Each instance of this collection is an organizational unit which performs the very highest management function for that organization. Its employees will include some instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwJmRJZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PresidentOfOrganization</a>, and staff who support him or her. See also <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rTHRcBCQUQdeEUJaX2PgImQ" class="cyc_term">DirectorsOffice</a>. president's office PresidentsOffice InvestmentDepartment investment department Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkKqZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">InvestmentDepartment</a> consists of employees who are responsible for an organization's investments. supply department A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViNHpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Department</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViSw5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BuyingOrganization</a>. Each instance of this collection is a group of employees who make decisions about purchases for a given organization. Also sometimes referred to as &quot;Supply Department&quot;. PurchasingDepartment Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVis5ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">TradingDepartment</a> consists of employees who are responsible for an organization's trading - buying, selling financial instruments. TradingDepartment trading department marketing research department MarketResearchDepartment <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4ra58LYACDEdeEDgCgyeeBIg" class="cyc_term">MarketResearchDepartment</a> is a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkKZ5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">MarketingDepartment</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4ra58LYACDEdeEDgCgyeeBIg" class="cyc_term">MarketResearchDepartment</a> consists of employees who study and analyze consumers and the market in order to gain a competitive advantage for the organization. FinanceDepartment finance department A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViNHpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Department</a>. Each instance of this collection is a sub-organization of a business, government, or academic organization which deals somehow with the organization's finances or cash-flow. Notable specializations of this collection include <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkMf5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BudgetDepartment</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViBi5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PayrollDepartment</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVj6tpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">AccountingDepartment</a>. <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4ra57kUACDEdeEDgCgyeeBIg" class="cyc_term">EngineeringDepartment</a> is a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViNHpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Department</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4ra57kUACDEdeEDgCgyeeBIg" class="cyc_term">EngineeringDepartment</a> consists of employees who are responsible for engineering-related tasks within an organization. engineering department EngineeringDepartment planning and strategic initiatives department A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rFNOiCMvnEdaAAAACs0uFOQ" class="cyc_term">AdministrativeDepartment</a>. Each instance of this collection consists of employees of an organization who are responsible for high-level functions such as: integrating work performed across the organization, gathering data to be used in developing new policy for the organization, helping draft such new policies, and evaluating the results of past policy-choices. PlanningAndStrategicInitiativesDepartment shipping and receiving department A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViNHpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Department</a>. Each instance of this collection is an organization's centralized office for dispatching (material) items to the outside world, and also accepting them as they come in. ShippingAndReceivingDepartment systems administration department SystemsAdministrationDepartment A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rMvhW0iNaQdeXfadfFgufhw" class="cyc_term">ITDepartment</a>. Each instance of this collection is a group of employees who set up, maintain, administer and ensure the security of an organization's computer systems. OfficeOfTheRegistrar A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4r7Q_dbiKOQdeA6rBcf_l7yA" class="cyc_term">UniversityDepartment</a>. Each instance of this collection is an office that maintains student academic records and coordinates registration. office of the registrar budget department BudgetDepartment A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjD6JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FinanceDepartment</a>. Each instance of this collection is a group of employees responsible for planning and drawing up an organization's budget(s). A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkL-ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">HumanResourcesDepartment</a>. Each instance of this collection is a group of employees who train other employees in work-related skills. legal department TrainingDepartment A <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rWr20VCJhQdedT87yBOKnOw" class="cyc_term">DepartmentTypeByFunction</a> and a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjD6JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FinanceDepartment</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVitJZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">InsuranceClaimsDepartment</a> consists of employees who settle an organization's insurance claims. InsuranceClaimsDepartment insurance claims department Front office department deals directly with clients FrontOffice front office A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViNHpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Department</a>. Each instance of this collection is a group of employees who perform legal work for a given organization (such as evaluating and/or drafting legal documents). LegalDepartment legal department A type-level collection, the collection of all types of organizations. Each instance is a collection of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjVT5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Organization</a>s whose instances share some common feature that is important enough to warrant reifying the collection as a 'type'. OrganizationType organization type The collection of all specializations of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rHIBS0h_TEdaAAABQ2rksLw" class="cyc_term">FirstOrderCollection</a>, that is, of all collections of (first-order) collections, and an instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rHUFI8h_TEdaAAABQ2rksLw" class="cyc_term">ThirdOrderCollection</a>. Instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rHQdVmB_TEdaAAABQ2rksLw" class="cyc_term">SecondOrderCollection</a> are collections of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rHIBS0h_TEdaAAABQ2rksLw" class="cyc_term">FirstOrderCollection</a>s. Any instance of any instance of any instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rHQdVmB_TEdaAAABQ2rksLw" class="cyc_term">SecondOrderCollection</a> is an <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjaApwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Individual</a>. SecondOrderCollection second-order Cyc collection 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 A collection of collections and a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rcFSOrlb3EdaAAACQJ5pZBw" class="cyc_term">OrganizationType</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rWr20VCJhQdedT87yBOKnOw" class="cyc_term">DepartmentTypeByFunction</a> is a collection of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViNHpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Department</a>s (q.v.) whose instances are distinguished by the fact that they perform a certain function for an organization (e.g. <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkMf5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BudgetDepartment</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkLcZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ShippingAndReceivingDepartment</a>). See also <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4ruzA89iHNQdeMeqNOqSBq8w" class="cyc_term">DepartmentTypeByOrganization</a>. DepartmentTypeByFunction type of department by function A collection of collections and a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rcFSOrlb3EdaAAACQJ5pZBw" class="cyc_term">OrganizationType</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rWr20VCJhQdedT87yBOKnOw" class="cyc_term">DepartmentTypeByFunction</a> is a collection of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViNHpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Department</a>s (q.v.) whose instances are distinguished by the fact that they perform a certain function for an organization (e.g. <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkMf5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BudgetDepartment</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkLcZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ShippingAndReceivingDepartment</a>). See also <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4ruzA89iHNQdeMeqNOqSBq8w" class="cyc_term">DepartmentTypeByOrganization</a>. DepartmentTypeByFunction type of department by function A <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rtGXkHpNaEdqAAAACs0uFOQ" class="cyc_term">KBDependentCollection</a> of collections of collections (and thus an instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rviPYH5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CollectionTypeType</a> and a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvtppU5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CollectionType</a>). A sibling-disjoint collection type is such that its known (i.e. KB-represented) instances are collections that -- save for any that are related to each other by <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViBDpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">genls</a> and any that are explicitly asserted to be exceptions (see <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwQtVmpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">siblingDisjointExceptions</a>) -- are disjoint from each other. <p/> More precisely, each instance <code><b>SIB</b></code> of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViA4pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SiblingDisjointCollectionType</a> is a collection of collections that has the following KB-dependent property: <p/> For any two known instances <code><b>COL1</b></code> and <code><b>COL2</b></code> of <code><b>SIB</b></code>, at least one of the following is known to hold: <pre> (a) (<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViBDpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">genls</a> <b>COL1</b> <b>COL2</b>) (b) (<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViBDpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">genls</a> <b>COL2</b> <b>COL1</b>) (c) (<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwQtVmpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">siblingDisjointExceptions</a> <b>COL1</b> <b>COL2</b>) (d) (<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViA45wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">disjointWith</a> <b>COL1</b> <b>COL2</b>) </pre> Moreover, note that if <code><b>MT</b></code> is a context (see <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViA1ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Microtheory</a>) in which (i) both <code>(<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViBBJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">isa</a> <b>COL1</b> <b>SIB</b>)</code> and <code>(<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViBBJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">isa</a> <b>COL2</b> <b>SIB</b>)</code> hold and (ii) neither <code>(<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViBDpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">genls</a> <b>COL1</b> <b>COL2</b>)</code> nor <code>(<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViBDpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">genls</a> <b>COL2</b> <b>COL1</b>)</code> nor <code>(<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwQtVmpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">siblingDisjointExceptions</a> <b>COL1</b> <b>COL2</b>)</code> is known to hold (see <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwP-JvpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">knownSentence</a>), then <code>(<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViA45wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">disjointWith</a> <b>COL1</b> <b>COL2</b>)</code> holds by default in <code><b>MT</b></code>. <p/> For example, in <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjakJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BiologyMt</a> both <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViAkpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Person</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjaoJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Dog</a> are instances of the sibling-disjoint collection type <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjK65wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BiologicalSpecies</a>, while neither (<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViBDpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">genls</a> <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViAkpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Person</a> <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjaoJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Dog</a>) nor (<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViBDpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">genls</a> <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjaoJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Dog</a> <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViAkpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Person</a>) nor (<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwQtVmpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">siblingDisjointExceptions</a> <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViAkpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Person</a> <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjaoJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Dog</a>) is known to hold in that context; consequently, (<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViA45wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">disjointWith</a> <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViAkpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Person</a> <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjaoJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Dog</a>) holds by default in <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjakJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BiologyMt</a>. Instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViA4pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SiblingDisjointCollectionType</a> include <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVji6JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BiologicalTaxon</a> (and its specializations), <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwKTnSJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">OrganismPartType</a>, and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwE01SZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">RelationshipTypeByArity</a>. <p/> See the generalization <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rk8dxOFcGEdaLwgACs0uFOQ" class="cyc_term">SiblingDisjointSetOrCollectionType</a>. Also cf. the stronger notion of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvWPoRpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">DisjointCollectionType</a>. sibling disjoint collection type SiblingDisjointCollectionType A collection of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvtppU5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CollectionType</a>s. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvprlOZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FacetingCollectionType</a> is a collection-type that &quot;facets&quot; -- i.e. stands in the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvjldVJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">facets_Generic</a> (q.v.) relation to -- another collection. Examples include <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVibOJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">AutomobileTypeByBrand</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rANFO8Ec-EdaEKABQ2sS97g" class="cyc_term">MusicTypeByGenre</a>, which facet <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViVwZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Automobile</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjOJpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Music</a>, respectively. faceting collection type FacetingCollectionType FacetInstanceCollection facet collection A <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvtppU5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CollectionType</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rv1fLiZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FacetInstanceCollection</a> is a collection that is an instance of a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvprlOZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FacetingCollectionType</a> (q.v.). For example, the facet-instance-collection (<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rBVDJsPLMQdiZD5jLVkyKUw" class="cyc_term">WineOfVintageFn</a> (<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjympwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">YearFn</a> 1926)) is an instance of the faceting-collection-type <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rWdpZhPLLQdiKEtsuZMndzQ" class="cyc_term">WineTypeByVintage</a>.