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I need to split this in a page on a holistic usage of the taxnomies and one on the principles of structuring.
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A taxonomy can be just a list of entries with corresponding translations and other attributes. This is for instance the case for the [[Languages taxonomy|languages]] or [[Countries taxonomy|countries]] taxonomy. Often however it is required to look at a group of entries together based on some kind of communality among the members of the group. This grouping is only done on need basis. We do not need to now languages with  common origin or the countries belonging to South America.
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One of the core features of OFF is the ability to analyse, compare and select products based on a large set of product characteristics.This only possible thanks to a large collection of taxonomies, which encode these product characteristics. The size of these taxonomies is ever more growing and more difficult to maintain.
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This page describes some of the commonalities that have been applied.
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In creating these taxonomies various assumptions are made on the structuring of the taxonomies, especially in creating the subdivisions and hierarchies. Some used principles are described.  
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== General principles ==
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There are some guiding principles that are relevant to all taxonomies.
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This page describes some approaches to the clever usage of taxonomies, which uses the idea of combining facets, so that the user still can find and compare products. This approach might allow a reduction in the number of entries in some taxonomies.
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== Taxonomy specifics ==
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BELOW IS OLD
    
== The taxonomies ==
 
== The taxonomies ==
Various taxonomies are relevant for characterising a product:
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* ''ingredients'' - for knowing what components a product is made of;
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* ''labels'' - for knowing processes used in creating ingredients and/or product
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* ''category'' - describes the product in a generic sense
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* ''origins'' (countries) - for the origins of ingredients and products (this is not yet a taxonomy);
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* ''storage/preservation'' - instructions how to store unopened products and preserve opened products (not yet a taxonomy);
      
== Ingredients taxonomy ==
 
== Ingredients taxonomy ==
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