Semantic Units of the PREMIS Data Dictionary
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| Containers | Current |
|---|---|
| 1 - Object 1.9 - environmentFunction | 1.9.1 environmentFunctionType |
| Semantic unit | 1.9.1 environmentFunctionType |
|---|---|
| Definition | A description of the environment at a given level within the environmental stack. |
| Applicability | Intellectual Entity of type environment |
| Obligation | Mandatory |
| Repeatability | Not repeatable |
| Data constraint | Value should be taken from a controlled vocabulary. A controlled vocabulary is available at: |
| Controlled vocabulary | http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/preservation/environmentFunctionType.html  |
| Examples | Level 1 types: software, hardware. Level 2 types: software application, software library, software driver, operating system, plugin, hardware architecture, hardware peripheral, chip. |