organization identifier
IRI: https://spec.industrialontologies.org/ontology/construct/OrganizationIdentifier
Defined In: https://spec.industrialontologies.org/ontology/core/Core/
SubClass Of: identifier
Class Hierarchy
owl:Thing › bfo:entity › bfo:continuant › bfo:generically dependent continuant › information content entity › identifier › organization identifier
Definition
identifier that identifies an organization
Semi-Formal Definition:
every instance of ‘organization identifier’ is defined as exactly an instance of ‘identifier’ that ‘designates’ an ‘organization’
Explanatory Notes
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Organization identifier used here is intended to uniquely identify a particular organization within a region, country, or globally. A government body usually issues one such identifier in the region or country where the business operates (a.k.a. legal entity identifier). Other such identifiers may be assigned by well-known business organizations operating in a locale, a region, or a country – an example being Dun and Bradstreet for businesses operating in the United States. Moreover, others may still be assigned by international trade organizations for multi-national organizations. In all cases, these unique identifiers facilitate regional or international trade and commerce between such “legal entities.”
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As introduced here, the term serves to identify other organizational types, including government entities, who are often parties in trade or commerce or have a vested interest in controlling it. In the future, the IOF will introduce and adopt a mid-level ontology for legal entities and relations.
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The identifier of an organization may be the name of an organization or an alias and may only be unique in a particular jurisdiction (locale, region) and may not be unique on a wider scale - namely at the country level or globally.
Examples
- DUNS Number, CAGE Code, EIN, FIIN, BICID, DODAACID, SCACID
Formal Axioms
First-Order Logic Definition
OrganizationIdentifier(x) ↔ Identifier(x) ∧ ∃b(Organization(b) ∧ designates(x,b))
Description Logic
EquivalentTo: constr:Identifier and constr:designates some constr:Organization
SubClassOf: constr:Identifier