description
Let an agent explain description as a form of language and documentation, relay conventions for descriptive writing in different fields, describe metadata descriptions such as release notes and episode descriptions, and distinguish descriptions from the things they describe.
Research draft, second pass
A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.
written by Claude from model knowledge without web access - no source was read, every claim is a lead to verify
Researched by: Claude
Purpose and description
Let an agent explain description as a form of language and documentation, relay conventions for descriptive writing in different fields, describe metadata descriptions such as release notes and episode descriptions, and distinguish descriptions from the things they describe.
A spoken or written account of the characteristics of a person, object, event or process, used in everyday communication, literature, science and documentation, including product and software release descriptions, podcast episode descriptions, measurement method descriptions and catalogue entries; the registry entry is a broad language category whose merged aliases include software releases and other items that are things described rather than descriptions.
What it is for: Conveying the characteristics of something.
It can be explain the form and its kinds; relay writing conventions; describe metadata descriptions; distinguish from described objects.
Distinguishing features
Characterising function
Many genres
Metadata role
Standards in some fields
What it looks like
Not a visible object; text or speech.
How it is recognised
Account of the characteristics of something
Literary, scientific, technical and metadata descriptions
Narration recounts events; explanation gives reasons; the described object is separate
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms
is a kind of - in registry terms
is contrasted with - in rhetoric
is used in - as a descriptive field
In practice
Families and kinds
literary description
scientific descriptions such as species and measurement method descriptions
technical descriptions and specifications
metadata descriptions such as release notes and episode descriptions
catalogue and archival descriptions
job and product descriptions
Identifiers
Dublin Core dc:description metadata element
Standards and regulation
Metadata standards such as Dublin Core and schema.org
Archival description standards such as ISAD(G)
Taxonomic codes for species descriptions
Accessibility rules for image descriptions
Failure modes and hazards
Vague or inaccurate descriptions
Confusing descriptions with described things
Missing accessibility descriptions
Also called
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Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.description-cognition
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What description is.
Definition.
Definition
Definition and kinds.
Definition
Definition.
- What is a description, and what kinds exist across fields? definition
- Is the question about a description or the thing described, such as a software release? boundary
Rhetoric
Description in rhetoric.
Rhetoric
Rhetoric.
- How does description differ from narration, exposition and argument? definition
- Which entry fits the specific mode? action
Write Writing descriptions.
Practice.
Literary
Literary description.
Literary
Literary.
- What techniques make literary description effective? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Technical
Technical and scientific description.
Technical
Technical.
- What conventions govern species, method and technical descriptions? provenance
- Which entry fits technical writing? action
Metadata Metadata descriptions.
Standards.
Release
Release notes.
Release
Release.
- How are software release descriptions and notes written? provenance
- Which entry fits release notes? action
Media
Media descriptions.
Media
Media.
- How are podcast episode and catalogue descriptions written and structured, with standards cited? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Context Accessibility and philosophy.
Context.
Accessibility
Accessible descriptions.
Accessibility
Accessibility.
- How are image and audio descriptions written for accessibility? provenance
- Which entry fits alt text? action
Philosophy
Philosophy of description.
Philosophy
Philosophy.
- What do philosophy and linguistics say about descriptions and reference, with positions attributed? provenance
- Which entry fits theory of descriptions? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should software release be a separate entry?
- How should metadata standards be linked?
- The registry entry has merged aliases naming described objects rather than descriptions; should they be split off?