Function - bfo-attributes/BFO-Attributes-DLC GitHub Wiki

IRI http://www.ifomis.org/bfo/1.1/snap#Function

Definition

A realizable entity [snap:RealizableEntity] the manifestation of which is an essentially end-directed activity of a continuant [snap:Continuant] entity in virtue of that continuant [snap:Continuant] entity being a specific kind of entity in the kind or kinds of contexts that it is made for.

Examples

• the function of a birth canal to enable transport
• the function of a computer program to compute mathematical equations
• the function of a judge in a court of law
• the function of reproduction in the transmission of genetic material
• the function of an automobile to provide transportation
• the function of the heart in the body: to pump blood, to receive de-oxygenated and oxygenated blood, etc.
• the function of a hammer to drive in nails
• the digestive function of the stomach to nutriate the body

Attributes

• has -> design
• partOf -> role
• has -> input
• has -> output
• has -> process