# Term
A word or phrase used as the preferred or alternate label for a concept in a controlled vocabulary.
> [!info]- Canonical definition
> This term is maintained in the [[vocab|PKM Vocabulary]] SKOS source, not here.
> `pkmv:Term` · [term page](https://w3id.org/pkm/vocab/Term) · [Turtle](https://w3id.org/pkm/vocab/terms/Term.ttl)
## Scope
Refers to the lexical/label layer (skos:prefLabel, skos:altLabel), not the concept itself - use for discussing naming/labeling conventions distinct from the concepts terms denote.
## Broader
- [[Knowledge System (Term)|Knowledge System]]
## Related
- [[Concept (Term)|Concept]]
## Collections
- [[Concept Collection (Collection)|Concept Collection]]
- [[Note Types (Collection)|Note Types]]
- [[Semantic Web Standards (Collection)|Semantic Web Standards]]
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#vocab/term · created 2026-08-28 · modified 2026-08-29