descendants (controlled vocabulary)
- Scope note
- In a hierarchy, a descendent is any record that is a narrower context for the record at hand, including children, grandchildren, and all other narrower contexts at lower levels; any node in the succession of parent nodes on a path all the way down to the tips (leaves) of the hierarchies.
- Date of creation: 18-Nov-2024
Accepted term: 18-Nov-2024