A shared vocabulary
BIM Dictionary
Give the people involved a clear, attributable meaning for the terms they use
A role in the wider work
The BIM Dictionary is a collaborative, multilingual BIMei knowledge resource. Its role in this story is foundational: a common term can be referenced by a role profile, an assessment or an information requirement without being rewritten independently in each place
What this can support
Commissioned glossary development and terminology alignment can help an institution express its own requirements consistently. References to the Dictionary retain their sources and applicable reuse conditions
Access and availability
Public resource. Use the public resource and its current published content; functionality and content availability vary
Reading, linking and citing are different from redistributing content. Check the item-level licence and BIMei terms
Services that draw on it
Communication and EngagementHelp stakeholders understand the change and contribute to its designStructuring ExpertiseMake institutional knowledge easier to organise, maintain and reuseGlossary ManagementAlign the meanings used across disciplines, regions and deliverablesOntologiesClarify relationships between requirements, resources and deliverablesInformation ManagementLink information purposes to the requirements and deliverables that serve them, across the asset lifecyclePart of these pathways
Make requirements, people and information agree
