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Expand Up @@ -52,21 +52,24 @@ It is not necessary (and not advisable) to delete the textual definition.
- OWL: Use the `term replaced by` annotation property from OMO ([IAO:0100001](http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/IAO_0100001)) with the value set to the IRI of the relevant term
- OBO: Use the `replaced_by:` tag with the value set to the CURIE of the relevant term
2. Indicate any inexact term replacements:
- OWL: Use the `oboInOwl:consider` annotation property with the value set to the full IRI(s) of the relevant term(s)
- OWL: Use the `oboInOwl:consider` annotation property with the value set to the full IRI(s) of the relevant term(s):

```
<oboInOwl:consider rdf:resource="http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/OBI_0001544">
```
<oboInOwl:consider rdf:resource="http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/OBI_0001544">
```

- OBO: Use the `consider:` tag with the value set to the CURIE(s) of the relevant term(s)
- OBO: Use the `consider:` tag with the value set to the CURIE(s) of the relevant term(s):

```
consider: OBI:0001544
consider: OBI:0001544
```

Note that some older implementations in OWL used the CURIE method as shown below, but this is not preferred.

```
<oboInOwl:consider rdf:datatype="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string">OBI:0001544</oboInOwl:consider>
```

<i><b>To obsolete a term, the ontology developer</b></i> MAY:

1. Prepend the string "OBSOLETE. " (this precise string, including the space) to the term definition. NOTE: This MUST be implemented consistently. That is, if applied at all, it has to be applied to every obsoleted term definition.
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