Thesaurus

definitions of thesaurus terminology

definitions of terms used in thesaurus entries

• SCOPE NOTE: explains HOW the term has been used to index items in the library database; defines the term
• USE: denotes a preferred term or phrase
• USED FOR: indicates terms or phrases that are NOT used to index items in the library database; these terms or phrases are considered synonymous with the indicated preferred term (only use "preferred terms" when searching the library database)
• BROADER TERM: broader or more general terms or phrases
• NARROWER TERM: narrower or more specific terms or phrases; a subset of the indicated broader term
• RELATED TERM: a term or phrase that is conceptually or associatively linked with the indicated preferred term

Thesaurus: 1501 entries.

OWN ACCOUNT SELF-EMPLOYED 

• USE

SOLO SELF-EMPLOYED

OWN ACCOUNT SELF-EMPLOYMENT 

• USE

SOLO SELF-EMPLOYMENT

PAID DOMESTIC HELP 

• USE

DOMESTIC WORKERS

PAID EMPLOYEES 

• USE

EMPLOYEES

PAID WORK 

• USE

EMPLOYMENT

PAKISTAN 

• BROADER TERM(S)

ASIA

PALLIATIVE CARE (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: Medical treatment undertaken in cases where comfort, rather than a cure, is the primary objective. Palliative care can be administered in an institutional setting, but is frequently provided informally in the patient's home.

• BROADER TERM(S)

HOME CARE

LONG-TERM CARE

• NARROWER TERM(S)

HOSPICE CARE

• RELATED TERM(S)

NURSING HOMES

PANOPTICON (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: Space designed so inhabitants cannot see one another, but all can be observed from a central point. The original model of the panopticon was for a prison, and was in the form of a wheel with the supervisor at the hub.

• RELATED TERM(S)

EMPLOYEE MONITORING

PAPER MILLS 

• USE

PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY

PARAPROFESSIONALS 

• USE

ASSOCIATE PROFESSIONALS