SCodes
SCodes refer to a family of standardized coding schemes used to represent categories, statuses, and identifiers in information systems. They are designed to be concise, human-readable, and machine-parseable, enabling consistent tagging across organizations and applications.
Most SCodes are alphanumeric strings that encode hierarchical information. A typical SCode has multiple levels separated
Common applications include inventory and product taxonomy, issue tracking, metadata tagging in digital libraries, and software
Governance and standardization: SCodes may be maintained by a formal standards body or a collaborative consortium.
Example: an SCode such as A-01-12 could denote a broad domain A, subdomain 01, item 12; another