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Concept:
Container
System documentation
Superconcept:
Barrier
Definition:
Container is the
Role
played by an Entity which is the
instrument
of a
Be-Contained
event.
Required Relationships:
played-by
: the entity that's playing the role of container.
in-event
: the
Be-Contained
event that the entity is engaged in
encloses
: the
Spatial-Entity
(s) that is inside the container
does-not-enclose
: the
Spatial-Entity
(s) that is outside the container
Other Common Relationships:
content
: the Entity(s) that are contained by the container
capacity
: the capacity of the container, expressed as a
Capacity-Value
Examples:
a cell contains cytoplasm.
Comment:
In this example, the Container role is described with these properties:
in-event
: Be-Contained with object=cytoplasm
played-by
: cell
Neighboring Concepts:
Similar to...
But different because...
Portal
A Portal is the region of a Container through which things can
Move-Through