Cross-domain dynamic vocabulary in metrological use cases: Linkage, automatization and implementation

This paper with the title “Cross-Domain Dynamic Vocabulary in Metrological Use Cases: Linkage, Automatization and Implementation” describes concepts of controlled vocabulary in digital metrological workflows. Controlled vocabulary usually either focuses on flexibility at the loss of control or it represents a strict structure at the loss of flexibility. This paper discusses an approach which is called dynamic vocabulary. This concept enables the metrological workflow to maintain a high level of flexibility and to have control over the contents. The five levels of digitalization are used as a reference source to explain the idea of dynamic controlled vocabulary. A concept for domain linkage is described afterwards. To showcase this concept, the representation form of a thesaurus is used. The final topics of the paper consider automatization processes for dynamic vocabulary implementations. It also provides an outlook of the importance for the interaction with artificial intelligence and/or machine learning processes.