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<label xml:lang="en">Image</label>
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<p>
- A <ref target="foaf:Document">Document</ref> which is conveyed as a (still?) image.
+ A <ref target="foaf:Document">Document</ref> which has a primarily static, visual rendering intent.
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<p>
- This class is <em>not</em> equated with <ptr target="dcmitype:StillImage"/> because it <em>can</em> encompass images of text, where·as the latter <em>should not</em>.
+ “Primarily static”, in this definition, implies only that the Document is not intended to show the passage of time, as a video would.
+ Allowances can be made for atemporal motion.
+ </p>
+ <p>
+ This class is <em>not</em> equated with <ptr target="dcmitype:StillImage"/> because it <em>can</em> encompass “images” of text, where·as the latter <em>should not</em>.
This leaves open the question of what exactly constitutes an “image” in the physical world, but thankfully this class is mostly only ever used for digital images.
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