PhysicalArtefact
A class with identifier http://rds.posccaesar.org/ontology/lis14/rdl/PhysicalArtefact
| Source ontology | Industrial Data Ontology |
| isPrimitive | true |
| naturalLanguageDefinition | A 'physical object' that has been created as the result of deliberate activity. |
| primitiveRationale | To give a precise account of "making" goes beyond the scope of IDO. An account would engage notions on which there is no clear consensus, including intentional notions of intended purpose, and of goal-directed action; of permanence and integrity; etc. There is an abundance of edge cases for "physical artefact". |
| usageNote | The superclass of 'physical artefact' is not 'inanimate physical object', in order to allow for artificially made organisms. |
| A typical RDL includes classes that represent industrial item types, such as equipment, devices, assemblies, buildings, and products, among other elements. This class is suitable as the top node in a taxonomy of such classes. | |
| Example | a pressure transmitter, a process plant, a wrench, a computer. |