Limiting your search to a specific database
The Database feature is set to
"ALL Databases" by default. This means that when you submit
a query, both the ONTERM databases are searched, i.e., the
OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT NAMES and GENERIC NAMES databases. You can
limit your search to a particular database by selecting it from
the pull-down menu.
The OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT NAMES
database contains over 16,000 official Government of Ontario
names in English with their French equivalents. These include the
names of Ontario government ministries and their organizational
units, names of agencies, boards, commissions and other entities directly or
indirectly affiliated with the Ontario government as well as
program names and position titles. There are also a few
frequently requested names of organizations which are closely
associated with the government, although not officially
affiliated with it.
The GENERIC NAMES database is a
small database (under 100 entries) containing a special type of
designation. These designations, called generic names,
are each used to form a set of specific official
government names which contain geographic names (e.g., towns,
districts, points of the compass). Each generic name entry in the
database is accompanied by two examples of official government
names formed using the generic name. These examples illustrate
how you can form other official government names following the
same pattern.
EXAMPLE:
The generic name "district office" is accompanied by
two usage examples: "Ottawa District Office" and
"Thunder Bay District Office". From this
information, the user can form other official government
names, such as "Toronto District Office". |
NOTE: We do not recommend that you limit your
search to the GENERIC NAMES database as it contains less than 100
records. As a result, your searches may frequently fail.
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