# About the Terminology category

**URL:** <https://talk.openmrs.org/t/about-the-terminology-category/518>\
**Category:** Terminology\
**Created:** [August 15, 2014, 2:17pm UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/about-the-terminology-category/518 "2014-08-15T14:17:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![system](https://talk.openmrs.org/uploads/default/original/2X/b/b18ef1e3f5b658e5a17ab9bb3a07ce5ff25cb577.png) [@system](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2014, 2:17pm UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/about-the-terminology-category/518/1 "2014-08-15T14:17:12Z")

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Terminology management is fundamental to the success of health information technology. It provides the essential foundation on which clinical documentation, decision-support and interoperability are built.