Concept
A socially or formally recognized unit of meaning, such as a term, topic, category, label, initiative, or other abstract idea.
Definition
A socially or formally recognized unit of meaning, such as a term, topic, category, label, initiative, or other abstract idea.
- Boundaries: Not a plain raw value. Use this for labels, brands, programs, or initiatives that do not have their own durable collective agency.
- Hex Code:
31 - Standard Alignment:
skos:Concept(Close) +schema:DefinedTerm(Close)
Fide ID Rules
These entity-specific constraints apply when Concept is used in Fide ID.
As Entity Type
- MUST use Reference Type
NetworkResource.
Examples
| Status | Entity Type | Reference Type | Fide ID Prefix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valid | Concept | NetworkResource | did:fide:0x3120 |
| Invalid | Concept | Statement | did:fide:0x3100 |
CreativeWork
The most generic kind of creative work, including books, movies, photographs, software programs, etc. Non-expressive digital artifacts (binaries, model weights, dataset snapshots) are CreativeWork with refinement via Statements (artifactKind, mediaType, generatedBy, derivedFrom).
Place
A spatial context that can contain presence, co-location, and interaction. Includes physical locations and persistent virtual environments (e.g., a concert venue, a Discord server or channel, a Zoom room, a VRChat instance). Physicality/virtuality is asserted via Statements, not the base type.