annualrelated

Annualrelated is a neologism used in data modeling and knowledge representation to describe a relationship between two entities that is defined by an annual context. An annualrelated link indicates that the relatedness between the items is specific to a calendar or fiscal year, rather than a permanent or time-agnostic connection. The term is not part of standard ontologies, but appears in custom schemas that require yearly associations.

In ontologies, an annualrelated edge is typically assigned with a year annotation or a year interval (for example, start_year and end_year) to capture when the relation holds. It can be combined with qualifiers such as frequency, scope, or relevance, to distinguish year-specific links from enduring relationships.

Usage examples include linking a company to its annual report for a given year, connecting climate events to the corresponding year, or associating educational cohorts with yearly programs. In practice, annualrelated helps organize time-bound connections in datasets where a simple binary relation would be insufficient.

Relation to other concepts: annualrelated is related to time-variant relationships, time-indexed data, and year-over-year analyses. It should not be confused with seasonal or cyclical terms, which imply recurring patterns within a year rather than year-bound connections. Standards for defining annualrelated vary by project, so documentation and clear semantics are important.