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title: "Identification scheme"
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source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Identification_scheme"
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date_saved: "2026-05-05T11:34:34.817649+00:00"
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In metadata, an identification scheme is used to identify unique records in a set. If a data element is used to identify a record within a data set, the data element uses the Identifier representation term. An identification scheme should be contrasted with a classification scheme. Classification schemes are used to classify individual records into categories. Many records in a data set may be in a single category.


== See also ==
Classification scheme
Metadata
Representation term


== References ==