DDEX Data Dictionary, 12-07-19

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Intro

Tool

A supporting term for the messages.

A Thing that is used in doing something to an Entity without becoming a part of it.

Comments

Scope: A Tool is a Tool which is used in Doing something to a PatientDoneTo without becoming part of it. It is contrasted to Material, which becomes a part of the PatientDoneTo: for example, in painting a wall, the paintbrush is a Tool while the paint is a Material. Tools include all things conventionally used as tools and instrument, but may include Resources of almost any Type, such as Persons and Contexts. For example, if piece of wood is used to prop up a table leg, it is a Tool; if it is used to replace the table leg it is Material.

Relationships
Parents	Thing	An Entity in a Context playing a role other than that of Time or Place.
Children	FixedTool	A Tool which is a Fixation.
	Medium	A Tool in the form of a medium in, on or through which a Resource is made perceivable.
	PhysicalTool	A Tool which is a TouchableThing.

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