Definition:
In Planguage, a User-Defined-Term is a definition of a term made by a Planguage user. It is not a Planguage-Term (like Scale or Goal), nor a customer-Tailored-Planguage-Term, such as a new Parameter, Parameter Synonym or grammatical variation.
Alternative Names
Concept Number: *530
English Master: User-Defined-Term
Synonyms, Variations & Acronyms: Planguage-User Defined-Term *530
Detailing
The Scope of a User-Defined-Term is “local,” it might apply within a specific definition, within a specific project or across an organization.
A User-Defined-Term has a tag that it is referred to by, and may be specified using “Defined” or “Defined As”, or by adding a tag to any expression, statement, or term.
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Type
Examples
Address Change: Defined As: A change to an existing address. MTBF: Scale: Mean Time Between Failure. PB: Goal [[If Peace]: 20%. User-Defined-Terms are Address Change, MTBF, PB, Failure and Peace. Address Change is an example of explicit definition. MTBF and PB are tags defined in the statements above. Failure and Peace are defined elsewhere.
Notes
A User-Defined-Term is not part of a Project-Language (also known as a “Specific Project Specification-Language” - a customized Planguage Specification-Language).
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Related-Concepts
• Planguage-Term *211
• Project-Language *247
History-of-Concept
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This Concept entered by V Lupi.