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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. CommunicationsOrganization press The collection of all <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjVT5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Organization</a>s that are primarily or significantly engaged in the communications industry (including both the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvh2_J5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">TelecommunicationsIndustry</a> and the publishing industry) or whose activities focus on that industry. presses media http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Printing_press InternetServiceProvider A collection of service-providing organizations. Each <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvhx2A5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">InternetServiceProvider</a>, or ISP, provides its clients with access to the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVnZe5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Internet</a>. An ISP typically charges a monthly or annual fee for this service, although some do not charge for the service. Access may be provided via a telephone number for the client's modem to connect to a modem at the ISP, a dedicated high-speed line, cable modem, cellular or sattelite connection, or more modern technologies. The ISP may or may not provide software or a modem for the client's computer, email service, website hosting, and online 'content' such as news, weather, magazines, chatrooms, etc. Some ISPs are national or international, like <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwRU8LpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">AmericaOnlineInc</a>, and others are local. internet service provider EMailServiceProvider email service provider A collection of service-providing businesses. Each <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4reVNBFOUIEdqAAAACs2IKaQ" class="cyc_term">EMailServiceProvider</a> provides to its clients with email acess. web hosting service WebHostingServiceCompany A collection of service-providing businesses. Each <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvxlTkJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">WebHostingServiceCompany</a>, provides to its clients a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvk2xvZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">WebHosting</a> service. That is, the clients' websites are kept on the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvxlTkJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">WebHostingServiceCompany</a>'s servers. The collection of all <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViS05wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CommercialOrganization</a>s that are primarily or significantly engaged in a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvh2_J5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">TelecommunicationsIndustry</a> or whose activities focus on that industry. TelecommunicationsCompany telecommunications company information-providing organization InformationProvidingOrganization A collection of organizations; a subset of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVixGpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ServiceOrganization</a>. An element of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVigsZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">InformationProvidingOrganization</a> is an organization that gathers and provides information. This includes: news services, credit-checking companies, stock wire services, data sources, publishing companies, etc. The collection of all <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjVT5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Organization</a>s that engage in the publishing of information as a primary activity and as their <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViMgZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">actsInCapacity_MainFunction</a>. PublishingOrganization publishing organization AdvertisingAgency advertising agency An organization which designs and organizes advertising and promotional activities for other agents. This collection is a subset of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViOUpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CommunicationsOrganization</a>. Every instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rv9YQyZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">MediaOrganization</a> exists for the purpose of disseminating information to the public (cf. <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvXf6cJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">MediaTransferEvent</a>). Examples of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rv9YQyZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">MediaOrganization</a> include radio stations, cable-TV providers, and publishing companies. A <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rv9YQyZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">MediaOrganization</a> may also create the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvXg6i5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">MediaProduct</a>s it distributes. However, an organization that merely creates <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvXg6i5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">MediaProduct</a>s, but does not distribute them, is not a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rv9YQyZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">MediaOrganization</a>. MediaOrganization media organization Royal KPN RoyalKPN AmericanTelephoneAndTelegraph AT&T Alliance Atlantis AllianceAtlantis <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwDCuI5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ARABSAT</a> (Arab Satellite Communications Organization) is an organization funded and managed by Arab states for the purpose of developing state-of-the-art telecommunications services for its member countries. Arab Satellite Communications Organization ARABSAT Miramax Miramax JupiterCommunications Jupiter Communications CommunicationsOrganization press The collection of all <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjVT5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Organization</a>s that are primarily or significantly engaged in the communications industry (including both the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvh2_J5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">TelecommunicationsIndustry</a> and the publishing industry) or whose activities focus on that industry. CommunicationsOrganization press The collection of all <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjVT5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Organization</a>s that are primarily or significantly engaged in the communications industry (including both the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvh2_J5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">TelecommunicationsIndustry</a> and the publishing industry) or whose activities focus on that industry. OrganizationTypeByIndustry A collection of collections. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwBYMH5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">OrganizationTypeByIndustry</a> is a set distinguished by the nature of the industry engaged in by the set members. Examples of instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwBYMH5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">OrganizationTypeByIndustry</a> include <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVijq5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">EntertainmentOrRecreationOrganization</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwBF9z5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">HealthcareOrganization</a>, and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvf9t_5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">InsuranceOrganization</a>. Because this collection represents a generic faceting of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjVT5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Organization</a>s, it is common for many instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjVT5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Organization</a> to be members of more that one collection that is an instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwBYMH5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">OrganizationTypeByIndustry</a>. For example, the collection <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvihkxpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">MortgageLender</a> is a specialization of both <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkFd5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FinancialOrganization</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwM8CPZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">RealEstateOrganization</a>. type of organization classified by industry CommunicationsOrganization press The collection of all <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjVT5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Organization</a>s that are primarily or significantly engaged in the communications industry (including both the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvh2_J5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">TelecommunicationsIndustry</a> and the publishing industry) or whose activities focus on that industry. type of organization classified by activity OrganizationTypeByActivityType A <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvprlOZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FacetingCollectionType</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rv392vpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">OrganizationTypeByActivityType</a> is a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjVT5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Organization</a> whose instances engage in the same type of activity. Instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rv392vpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">OrganizationTypeByActivityType</a> include <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViNhJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ResearchOrganization</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkIkpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SellingOrganization</a>, and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVixGpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ServiceOrganization</a>. 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 Agent-NonGeographical agent non geographical A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvsaaeJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Agent_Generic</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4ro3lluGJHQdiVxrZReHS-jQ" class="cyc_term">EnduringThing_Localized</a> (qq.v.). <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rTamqeBNMEdqAAAACs4vPlg" class="cyc_term">Agent_NonGeographical</a> is the collection of all spatially-located agents that are not geographical (cf. <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwTccApwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">GeographicalAgent</a>). Specializations include <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4ryJtzbicMEdqAAAACs6hcqg" class="cyc_term">EmbodiedAgent</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViS05wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CommercialOrganization</a>, and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViSlZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">LegalCorporation</a>. CommunicationsOrganization press The collection of all <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjVT5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Organization</a>s that are primarily or significantly engaged in the communications industry (including both the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvh2_J5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">TelecommunicationsIndustry</a> and the publishing industry) or whose activities focus on that industry. Organization An Organization is a company, corporation, firm, or institution that has its own functions and administration. organization The collection of all instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4r_4bScKNtQdiVw7XtX-HN0Q" class="cyc_term">ClarifyingCollectionType</a> that are used by the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvYbXiJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">QueryAugmentationApplication</a> to resolve natural language ambiguities. QAClarifyingCollectionType QA clarifying collection type