Correct term for collating/summarizing/consolidating/inferring from below

[Gregor Hagedorn]

(While I am still working on the Paris minutes and related documents,
I would like to raise a minor point:)

What term should we use for the process of inferring and collecting
information from multiple descriptions into a generated description?
Bob raised the point that "collation" may be inappropriate or
misleading.

Please take a look at:

http://160.45.63.11/Projects/TDWG-
SDD/Docs/SDD_P_InferenceCorrectTerm.html

and send your comments to the list!

thanks, Gregor
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Gregor Hagedorn (G.Hagedorn at bba.de)
Institute for Plant Virology, Microbiology, and Biosafety
Federal Research Center for Agriculture and Forestry (BBA)
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