| Term Name: | dwc:MaterialEntity |
| Label: | Material Entity |
| Term version IRI: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/MaterialEntity-2026-05-26 |
| Version of: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/MaterialEntity |
| Issued: | 2026-05-26 |
| Definition: | An entity that can be identified, exists for some period of time, and consists in whole or in part of physical matter while it exists. |
| Type: | Class |
| Status: | recommended |
| Replaces: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/MaterialEntity-2023-09-13 |
| Is replaced by: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/MaterialEntity-2026-05-26 |
Metadata about this term version are available in the following formats/serializations:
| Description | IRI |
|---|---|
| HTML file (this document) | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/MaterialEntity-2026-05-26.htm |
| RDF/Turtle | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/MaterialEntity-2026-05-26.ttl |
| RDF/XML | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/MaterialEntity-2026-05-26.rdf |
| JSON-LD | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/MaterialEntity-2026-05-26.json |
For more information about this term version in the context of sets of terms that include it, please refer to the following term list versions:
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/version/terms/2026-05-26
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/version/terms/2026-05-26