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---++SDD Part 0: Introduction and Primer to the SDD Standard 

---+++Table of Contents

   * 1  [[SddIntroduction][Introduction]]
   * 2 Streams
      * 2.1 [[CodedData][Using SDD for coded summary descriptions]]
      * 2.2 [[CodedSampleDescription][Using SDD for coded sample descriptions]]
      * 2.3 [[NaturalLanguageDescriptions][Using SDD for natural language descriptions]]
      * 2.4 [[IdentificationKeys][Using SDD for branching (i.e. dichotomous/polytomous) keys]]
   * 3 Basics
      * 3.1 [[SddDatasets][Datasets in SDD documents]]
      * 3.2 [[TechnicalMetadata][Technical metadata]]
      * 3.3 [[DatasetMetadata][Dataset metadata]]
      * 3.4 [[TaxonNames][Defining taxon names]]
      * 3.5 [[SpecimenNames][Defining specimen names]]
      * 3.6 [[SddCharacters][Characters]]
         * 3.6.1 Categorical characters
         * 3.6.2 Quantitative characters
         * 3.6.3 Text characters
         * 3.6.4 Sequence characters
      * 3.7 [[TaxonHierarchies][Taxon hierarchies]]
      * 3.8 [[CharacterHierarchies][Character hierarchies]]
      * 3.9 [[SddAudiences][Defining intended audience in SDD]]
      * 3.10 [[SddLanguage][Language support in SDD]]
      * 3.11 [[SddDependencies][Dependencies in SDD]]
      * 3.12 [[SddMedia][Attaching Media to SDD Items]]
      * 3.13 [[SddMapping][Mapping one character onto another]]
      * 3.14 [[SddAgents][Referencing contributors and sources]]
      * 3.15 [[DescriptiveConcepts][Data modifier definitions ( 3.17.1)]]
      * 3.16 [[DescriptiveConcepts][Character grouping concepts within SDD  (3.17.2)]]
      * 3.17 [[DescriptiveConcepts][Sharing states across characters (Concept States, 3.17.3) ]]
      * 3.18 [[SddPublications][Referencing publications]]
      * 3.19 [[SddScope][Defining the scope of SDD output]]
   * 4 [[SddFaq][FAQs]]
      * 4.1 [[SuggestedCitations][Suggested citations]]