precoordinate vs. postcoordinate
So, just as a helpful hint for people doing Taxonomy type stuff, or whatever controlled vocabulary: The difference between pre-coordinate and post-coordinate terms are pretty obvious when you can actually remember them, but here’s a helpful hint:
Precoordinate: concepts are combined into terms before the thesaurus is created.
Postcoordinate: concepts are combined into terms after the thesaurus is created — ie: usually at time of use.
I know that someday someone who needs this information will find it searching the web, and that makes me (relatively) happy.
ayep, Corprew, you just helped me figure out what the heck obsfucoator is talking about… I owe you one!
Comment by librarian to be — 2006 June 04 @ 8:01 pm
“I know that someday someone who needs this information will find it searching the web, and that makes me (relatively) happy.”
You were right, thank you!
Comment by Erin — 2008 November 10 @ 1:56 pm