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<ObjectProperty>
	<label xml:lang="en">has topic</label>
	<comment xml:lang="en">
		<p>
			A topic with which this thing is associated.
		</p>
		<p>
			The intention of this property is not to describe the <em>contents</em> of a thing, but rather to scope out, by associating it with relevant topics, who might be <em>interested</em> in it (for example, those who have the assoicated topic as a <ref target="foaf:topic_interest">topic of interest</ref>).
			The range of this property is not formally defined, but <ref target="sioctypes:Category">Categories</ref> and <ref target="sioctypes:Tag">Tags</ref> are recommended.
		</p>
		<p>
			<ptr target="(SIOC)"/> defines this property as a subproperty of <ptr target="dcterms:subject"/>, but this probably isn¦t quite right:
			While this property does associate a thing with a subject, the association is broader than “aboutness” would imply.
			This ontology accordingly keeps the properties separate.
		</p>
	</comment>
	<isDefinedBy>
		<SpecificResource source="(SIOC)" fragment="term_topic"/>
	</isDefinedBy>
</ObjectProperty>