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                  	  Integrated generic resource: Product structure configuration | 
            ISO 10303-44:2021(E)  
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      3.1.1 Terms defined in ISO 10303-1
      	                    
      	      For the purposes of this document,
      	      the following terms defined in 
      	      ISO 10303-1
      	      apply:
      	      
      
      3.1.2 Terms defined in ISO 10303-41
      	                    
      	      For the purposes of this document,
      	      the following terms defined in 
      	      ISO 10303-41
      	      apply:
      	      
      
      3.1.3 Other terms and definitions
      
      For the purposes of this document,
      the following terms and definitions apply:
      
      
       		any node that can be reached from a given node, by successive traversals of links in the reverse direction.
       		
      EXAMPLE   
            
            
            			For a given node, its ancestor nodes include all parent nodes, all parent nodes of these parent nodes, etc.
            		
            
      
       		graph of data elements that depict a bill-of-material structure
      		
      NOTE   
            
             See annex for examples of bill-of-material data structures.
            
      
       		description of the structure of a product in terms of its nested constituents
       		
      NOTE   
            
            
             			See annex for examples of bill-of-material structures.
             		
            
      
       		node to which a link is pointing
       	
      
       		subdivision of a product, either a component or an assembly
       	
      
       		any node that can be reached from a given node, by successive traversals of links
       		
      EXAMPLE   
            
            
             			For a given node, its descendant nodes include all children nodes, all children nodes of these children nodes, etc.
             		
            
      
       		collection of nodes and links such that no node is an ancestor (or descendant) of itself
       	
      
       		characteristic that indicates whether a product is allowed, approved, or permitted to be used in another product
       	
      
       		collection of characteristics that include the shape of a product, the way it interfaces with other products, and the purpose
      that the product serves
       	
      
       		node that has no children
       	
      
       		uni-directional relationship from one node to another node within a directed acyclic graph
       	
      3.1.3.12
lot
               
      batch
      		collection of distinct products that are treated as a single unit
      		
      EXAMPLE   
            
            
            			Three thousand bundles of yarn are divided into different groups. 
            			Each group is submerged in a separate barrel of red dye. 
            			The group is treated as a lot and assigned a lot number. 
            			The lot number is identified so that conditions causing slight changes in the colour are differentiable among bundles belonging
            to different lots.
            			A customer may wish to purchase bundles of the same lot to ensure consistency of the colour.
            		
            
      
       		element of a directed acyclic graph, connected to other such elements by links
       	
      
       		node from which a link is initiated
       	
      
       		graph of instances that depicts a parts list structure
       		
      NOTE   
            
            
             			See annex for examples of parts list data structures.
             		
            
      
       		description of the structure of a product in terms of a hierarchy of all distinct usages of its constituents
       		
      NOTE   
            
            
             			See annex of examples for cases of parts list structures.
             		
            
      
       		intention to use a constituent in an assembly
       	
      
       		node that has no parents
       	
      
       		restricted type of directed acyclic graph in which there is only one root node, and in which each node has at most one
      parent
       	
      
      
         
         For the purposes of this document,
         the following abbreviated terms apply:
         
      
      
         
            | URL | 
            uniform resource locator | 
         
         
            | BOM | 
            bill-of-material | 
         
         
            | CM | 
            configuration management | 
         
         
            | DAG | 
            directed acyclic graph | 
         
      
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