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Producer definition #669
Producer definition #669
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Producer definition for terminology section
@sebastiankb Suggest "for a specific Thing or multiple Things" or to just remove that part of the definition. |
<dfn>Producer</dfn> | ||
</dt> | ||
<dd>An entity that can create WoT Thing Descriptions | ||
for a specific Thing.</dd> |
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Is this a limitation?
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This exactly corresponds to the term "Generator" that I proposed in my comment. I'm ok with "Producer" under this specific definition, however. As long as we are clear that "Exposer != Provider != Producer", since these might all be separate entities.
Well, a Producer can write multiple TDs but a TD is for a single Thing. But there is an extra s there I think. |
Arch call on Jan 27th: Other specifications use "Exposer", relationship should be defined. Please seek alignment. |
This definition looks OK to me, but how about simply "An entity which generates WoT Thing Descriptions." It would simpler if there were just two roles:
The reality seems to be more complex, and the roles can be broken down as (paraphrasing):
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fixes #656
Producer definition for terminology section
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