[sc34wg3] What do we mean by reification?

[Jan Algermissen]

Steve Pepper wrote:

> This seems to be getting to the heart of the difference between the SAM
> and the RM. If "every subject is already (pre)reified" in the RM, but not
> in the SAM, perhaps the apparent inconsistency becomes acceptable?

The relationship between the RM and a Topic Map Model (SAM) is different
than the above sentence implies:

The RM ensures that every subject THAT THE MODEL (SAM) DEFINES TO BE A SUBJECT is
already prereified. It is *ENTIRELY* up to the SAM to say what the subjects are
(= what 'users' of the SAM are enabled to 'talk about' ).



Jan


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