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	<label xml:lang="en">Social Entity</label>
	<comment xml:lang="en">
		<p>
			A thing of the sort “which might have a phone number”.
		</p>
		<p>
			This class is intended as a broad category for people, organizations, and other entities which might be addressed in a social context, for example over the phone or via post.
			The emphasis on sociality distinguishes this class from that of <ref target="foaf:Agent">Agents</ref>, which are defined based on their ability to perform actions.
			(Many Social Entities are also Agents, but many may not be—for example, <ref target="foaf:OnlineAccount">Online Accounts</ref> are <em>used by</em> Agents rather than being Agents themselves.
			Nevertheless, Online Accounts may be addressed and sent messages.)
		</p>
		<p>
			Despite the above definitions, phone numbers in <ptr target="(SWAP-PIM)"/> are actually generally conceived as properties of <ref target="contact:ContactLocation">Contact Points</ref> rather than Social Entities proper.
		</p>
	</comment>
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		<SpecificResource source="(SWAP-PIM)"/>
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