| Semantic unit | 1.13.6 relatedEnvironmentCharacteristic |
| Definition | An assessment of the extent to which the described environment supports its purpose. |
| Applicability | Representation, Bitstream, File |
| Obligation | Optional |
| Repeatability | Not repeatable |
| Rationale | If multiple environments are described, this element can help to distinguish between them. |
| Data constraint | Value should be taken from a controlled vocabulary. A controlled vocabulary is available at: |
| Controlled vocabulary | http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/environmentCharacteristic.html  |
| Examples | unspecified (Representation) minimum (Representation) known to work (Representation) recommended (Representation) unspecified minimum known to work recommended unspecified minimum known to work recommended |