# Initializer: Matching Concepts by Name and the OpenMRS getConceptByName method

**URL:** <https://talk.openmrs.org/t/initializer-matching-concepts-by-name-and-the-openmrs-getconceptbyname-method/37413>\
**Category:** Add-on Modules\
**Tags:** initializer\
**Created:** [August 29, 2022, 9:54pm UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/initializer-matching-concepts-by-name-and-the-openmrs-getconceptbyname-method/37413 "2022-08-29T21:54:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![burke](https://talk.openmrs.org/user_avatar/talk.openmrs.org/burke/32/17_2.png) [@burke](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/burke)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2022, 4:56pm UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/initializer-matching-concepts-by-name-and-the-openmrs-getconceptbyname-method/37413/4 "2022-08-31T16:56:44Z")

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> [@mogoodrich](#):
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> if you have a concept with a Fully Specified Name in a locale, and that same name is also a Synonym for different concept,

This breaks our [concept validation rules](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/defining-our-concept-validation-rules-for-ocl/33508). If a name can be used for multiple concepts, it is not fully specified:

> 1. Fully specified names must be unique across all names (except short names and index terms) in a locale

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