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# 3 Definitions

For the purposes of this Standard the following definitions apply.

## 3.1 Codes and Controlled Terminology Definitions:

The following definitions are commonly used in this Part of the DICOM Standard:

Context Group

  A set of coded concepts defined by a Mapping Resource forming a set appropriate to use in a particular context.

Context ID (CID)

  Identifier of a Context Group.

Template

  A pattern that describes the Content Items, Value Types, Relationship Types and Value Sets that may be used in part of a Structured Report content tree, or in other Content Item constructs, such as Acquisition Context or Protocol Context. Analogous to a Module of an Information Object Definition.

Template ID (TID)

  Identifier of a Template.

Coding Schemes

  Dictionaries (lexicons) of concepts (terms) with assigned codes and well defined meanings.

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