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package eu.trentorise.opendata.semantics.model.knowledge;

import eu.trentorise.opendata.semantics.services.model.ISearchResult;
import java.util.List;

/**
 * A concept is a language independent element that gives meaning
 *
 * @author Juan Pane 
 * @author Sergey Kanshin 
 * @author Moaz Reyad 
 * @author David Leoni 
 * @date Apr 11, 2014
 */
public interface IConcept {
    
    /**
     * Gets the name of the concept
     * @return the name of the concept in the default languages if available
     */    
    IDict getName();

    /**
     * Gets the URL of the concept
     *
     * @return the concept URL as string
     */
    String getURL();

    /**
     * Gets the global id of the concept
     * @deprecated use getURL instead
     * @return the concept global id
     */
    Long getGUID();
    
    /**
     * Gets the description of the concept
     * @return the description of the concept in the default languages if available
     */
    IDict getDescription();
    
}