# Name Collision

**IRI:**  
https://iroko-framework.github.io/iroko-ewe-module/terms/nameCollision

**Type:**  
owl:DatatypeProperty

**Preferred label:**  
Name collision

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## Definition

Boolean flag indicating potential ambiguity in scientific or vernacular naming.

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## Scope note

Used when multiple scientific names refer to a single vernacular term, or when a single scientific name corresponds to multiple vernacular traditions. This property signals potential interpretive ambiguity.

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## Range

xsd:boolean

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## Version

Introduced in v0.2.0

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