%0 Journal Article %A Sager, Juan C. %A L'Homme, Marie-Claude %T A model for the definition of concepts: Rules for analytical definitions in terminological databases %D 1994 %J Terminology. International Journal of Theoretical and Applied Issues in Specialized Communication %V 1 %N 2 %P 351-373 %@ 0929-9971 %R https://doi.org/10.1075/term.1.2.08sag %K Terminology %K Term Banks %K Definition %I John Benjamins %X The pattern of existing terminological definitions is analysed, and a model for the terminological definition of concepts is proposed that is considered more appropriate to data-processing applications than present patterns of definition. The model consists of a regularised form of the traditional analytical definition by categorising and restricting the modes of description and thereby reducing the free-text element in the defining phrase. The new model should permit automatic prompting and control of the defining activity, highly efficient data storage and greater information extraction in retrieval. The model is currently being tested in a real application. %U https://www.jbe-platform.com/content/journals/10.1075/term.1.2.08sag