usage namer

• CURIE: gmeow:usageNamer
• IRI: https://blackcatinformatics.ca/gmeow/usageNamer
• Category: property
• Defined by: gmeow:slices/names
• Box roles: RBox role (What is this?)

An agent who uses the appellation for the named entity — the speaker/perspective holder. Non-functional: a usage may be shared by an audience of agents.

Structure

Property shape: object property; gmeow:NameUsage -> gmeow:Agent Sub-property of: gmeow:vantage

Practical Pattern

Use gmeow:usageNamer from gmeow:NameUsage to gmeow:Agent when the relationship itself belongs in the native GMEOW graph.

Common Companion Terms

gmeow:vantage, gmeow:NameUsage, gmeow:Agent

Usage Advice

Use when

• Use to record who actually uses the appellation — the speaker or perspective-holder behind a gmeow:NameUsage.

Avoid when

• Avoid conflating the namer with the audience it is used TOWARD (gmeow:usageAudience) or the authority that sanctions it (gmeow:usageAuthority); these axes are orthogonal and must not be merged.

How to use

• Add one or more gmeow:usageNamer agents to a NameUsage (non-functional — a shared usage has several); keep audience, authority, and namer as distinct properties.

Examples

• ex:usageFamily gmeow:usageNamer ex:niece.