fulllists

Fulllists are lists intended to be exhaustive within a defined domain. In this sense, a fulllist strives to include every item, option, or category that should be considered, leaving no omissions within the specified scope. The term is not a formal, universally standardized concept and may appear as "full list" in governance documents, databases, or software projects.

In practice, fulllists are created to support validation, selection interfaces, and reference catalogs. They are typically derived from authoritative sources, domain rules, or systematic enumeration, and may be stored as master data to ensure consistent use across systems. A fulllist may require ongoing maintenance to remain current, since new items can appear and existing items can change status or relevance.

Common use cases include lists of all recognized currencies, all supported product SKUs within a catalog, or all taxonomy terms in a controlled vocabulary. In linguistics or natural language processing, a fulllist might refer to a complete inventory of morphemes or lemmas under study. In software development, fulllists can drive drop-down menus, form validation, and data import routines, where missing items could cause errors or inconsistencies.

Limitations include the difficulty of achieving true exhaustiveness in dynamic domains, potential performance costs for large lists, and the need for versioning to track changes. Related concepts include exhaustive lists, master data management, taxonomies, and controlled vocabularies.