Life cycle

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Definition

A series of changes of a thing during its existence.

Note

The life cycle of a thing can be expressed by a combination of the thing and all associated verbs.

Generic relations

Superordinate concept in the generic relation is:

Example

The life cycle of a document is: create, review, revise, store, retrieve, read, publish, update/maintain, archive and delete.