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uniform

vr.tr.uniform · PHY.OBJ

Let an agent explain uniforms and their kinds and functions, relay history, design and regulation from costume and institutional sources, describe school and sailor uniforms including Japanese traditions, and distinguish uniforms from dress codes, livery, costumes and single garments.

Thing Registry Physical world and living systems

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Purpose and description

Let an agent explain uniforms and their kinds and functions, relay history, design and regulation from costume and institutional sources, describe school and sailor uniforms including Japanese traditions, and distinguish uniforms from dress codes, livery, costumes and single garments.

A distinctive set of clothing worn by members of an organisation or group to identify them and express belonging and role, including military, police, medical and service uniforms, civil uniforms of officials, school uniforms such as the Japanese sailor fuku and gakuran, sailor suits for children and sailors, sports kits and work uniforms; the registry aliases also include the black veil, a garment rather than a uniform, and uniforms are regulated by the bodies that prescribe them and discussed in relation to identity, discipline and equality.

What it is for: Identifying members and roles.

It can be explain kinds and functions; relay history and regulation; describe school and sailor uniforms; distinguish related terms.

Distinguishing features

Standardisation

Identification

Prescribed by an institution

Symbolic meaning

What it looks like

Matching clothing with insignia worn by a group.

Physical character

Japanese sailor fuku introduced: 1920 year - Fukuoka Jo Gakuin

modern military uniforms: from the 17th century period - standing armies

school uniform use: widespread note - varies by country

How it is recognised

Standardised clothing of a group

Military, police, civil, medical, school and sports uniforms; sailor suits, sailor fuku, Japanese school uniforms

A dress code sets rules without identical clothing; livery is servants dress; a costume is for performance; a veil is a garment

Related models

is a kind of - in registry terms

clothing

is prescribed by - that requires it

organization

is exemplified by - the archetypal form

military uniform

is contrasted with - which sets rules without identical clothing

dress code

In practice

Families and kinds

military and police uniforms

civil uniforms of officials and diplomats

medical and service uniforms

school uniforms including Japanese sailor fuku and gakuran

sailor suits for sailors and children

sports and work uniforms

religious habits as a related category

Standards and regulation

Military and police dress regulations

School uniform policies and equality law

Laws against unauthorised wearing of official uniforms

Occupational safety standards for work uniforms

Failure modes and hazards

Impersonation through uniforms

Discrimination in uniform rules

Registry alias black veil misfiled as a uniform

Also called

sailor suitcivil uniformchildren's sailor suitsailor fukuJapanese school uniformblack veilreligious habitminer's habitofficial dressMao suitsports uniformmartial arts uniformpostal uniformUniforms of the swedish policeband uniformMilitary uniforms of Francecontractor pants & coverallfood service uniformsecurity uniformCostumes of the Voivodeships of the Polish-Lithuanian CommonwealthScout uniformlivery (uniform)uniforms of NapoleonRoyal Guards uniform beltscourt dressAirline pilot uniformsPolice uniforms of the United StatesPotyomkin uniformpolice uniformscouting uniformBundeswehr uniformspolitical uniformnoble uniform of SwedenUnited States men's national soccer team kit historyBritish Army uniformcheerleading uniformDobokdiplomatic uniformJapan national football team kit historyprison uniform

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Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Also registered as vr.tr.uniform

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 a uniform is.

Definition.

Definition

Definition.

Definition

Definition.

  1. What is a uniform, and how does it differ from a dress code, livery, costume and a single garment? definition
  2. Is the question about uniforms in general, a kind, a specific institution or a garment? boundary

Kinds

Kinds.

Kinds

Kinds.

  1. What are military, police, civil, medical, school, sailor and sports uniforms? definition
  2. Which entry fits the specific kind? action
Functions Functions and effects.

Attribution.

Functions

Functions.

Functions

Functions.

  1. What functions do uniforms serve for identification, discipline, safety and belonging, as scholars describe? provenance
  2. Which references are standard? provenance

Debates

Debates.

Debates

Debates.

  1. What debates surround school uniforms, gendered uniform rules and equality, with positions attributed? provenance
  2. Is the presentation neutral? boundary
Kinds Specific traditions.

Sources.

School

School uniforms.

School

School.

  1. How did Japanese school uniforms such as the sailor fuku and gakuran develop, and how do school uniforms vary worldwide? provenance
  2. Which sources are cited? provenance

Sailor

Sailor suits.

Sailor

Sailor.

  1. How did the sailor suit move from naval uniform to children s fashion? provenance
  2. Which entry fits sailor suit? action
Context History and regulation.

Context.

History

History.

History

History.

  1. How did uniforms develop from standing armies and civil services to modern institutions? provenance
  2. Which entry fits the history of military uniforms? action

Regulation

Regulation.

Regulation

Regulation.

  1. What laws govern official uniforms and their misuse? provenance
  2. Which entry fits impersonation? action

What the second pass must settle

  • Should school uniform and military uniform be separate primary entries?
  • How should costume and institutional sources be linked?
  • The registry entry has merged aliases including a garment that is not a uniform; should it be removed?