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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>This is good stuff, Joaquin, but it seems
to be at odds with the use of term “identifier” in the URI/web
context.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Any string that conforms to the URI syntax
(RFC 3986) is defined as a URI (a type of identifier). There’s no need
for that URI to refer to exactly one entity. The URI exists simply by minting
it (writing it down). Thus, I don’t see how that aligns with the
statement (summarizing your summary) that an identifier is a name in a context
that “refers” (what does *<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>THAT</span></b>*
mean) to a single entity. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> -Gabe<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>It means that there are
no identifiers except in relation to a naming context. With respect to a
given naming context, an identifier is a name for a single entity. If, in
a given naming context, a name refers to two or more entities, that name is not
an identifier.<br>
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Cordially, Joaquin<br>
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I feel it would be a waste of our time, but if challenged I can quickly
demonstrate that there is no such thing as an identifier that is unique.
My point about 'unique identifier' is that it muddles the conversation and sows
confusion. But another point is this: It's not useful to call an
identifier that is not unique a 'unique identifier'. <br>
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