PCS Ontology v1.5.9, 2007-12-19
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Playing
An Event in which a Manifestation is Performed or displayed for hearing or viewing through a technological medium.
Synonym(s) Play PlayingEvent
Meaning Type Derived
Relationships
Parents Performing An Event in which a Creation is performed. The Performance may be of a Work or another Manifestation or both (Example: playing a SoundRecording results in a Performance of both the SoundRecording and the Composition which it contains). A performed Work may exist before the Performance (Example: a Performance of Beethoven's 5th Symphony), or it may be created by the Performance (Example: an improvisation).
Children Broadcasting An Event in which the audio and/or visual Content of a Resource is reproduced across a wide area as an analogue signal for listening and/or viewing. Broadcast is contrasted to Playback: but note that the distinction between them is one of degree, not type or technology.
PhoneListening An Event in which a SoundRecording is used for listening on a phone (note: this excludes when Content is listened to on multi-technology devices using non-telecommunication technologies, e.g. listening to a radio program with the FM receiver of a mobile phone).
Playback An Event in which the audio and/or visual Content of a Resource is locally reproduced as an analogue signal for listening and/or viewing by an individual or small group. Playback is contrasted to a Broadcast: but note that the distinction between them is one of degree, not type or technology.
PreListening An Event in which a Consumer is enabled to listen to a Recording, or an excerpt of a Recording, for promotional purposes.
ProvideForInteractiveListening An Event in which a Consumer is enabled to listen to a SoundRecording and enhance the experience by interaction with the SoundRecording.
Streaming An Event in which a DigitalResource is streamed.

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