[Tagging] Terminology primary feature, main tag, etc..

[Peter Elderson]

I guess Primary key and Main key are the same. 

Peter Elderson

> Op 3 okt. 2022 om 04:06 heeft Minh Nguyen <minh at nguyen.cincinnati.oh.us> het volgende geschreven:
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> Vào lúc 10:36 2022-10-02, martianfreeloader đã viết:
>> Hi,
>> I'm unsure if I'm using correct terminology. I have come across these terms in the OSM ecosystem:
>> - primary feature [1]
>> - main key [2]
>> - primary key [3]
>> - feature tag [4]
>> 1) Are these synonyms (except for the key/tag distinction)?
>> 2) Is *one* of these terms "official" OSM speek with a clear definition?
>> (as is the case for things like "node", "way", "relation", "key", "value", "tag", "changeset")
> 
> "Primary feature" appears in the Collective Database Guideline Guideline [sic] and Geocoding community guideline, which clarify the terms of use under the ODbL. [1][2] "Feature type" appears in the Horizontal Map Layers community guideline. [3]
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> [1] https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Special:PermanentLink/3980#The_Guideline
> [2] https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Special:PermanentLink/4907#How_does_the_guideline_relate_to_other_existing_guidelines?
> [3] https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Special:PermanentLink/3982#The_Guideline
> 
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> minh at nguyen.cincinnati.oh.us
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