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  • A reference designation is the identifier of an object which is used to track it across documentation, it-systems and its lifecycle

  • All reference designations are tags, but not all tags are reference designations. A reference designation have to identify the object unambiguously within a context. A tag provides identification information about the object

  • The 81346 international standard series is a self contained standard which provides both the structuring rules and the classification system for creating a system hierarchy which unambiguously identifies object based on one of its aspects