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      "definition": "Horizontal cut view showing the layout of a building level"
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      "definition": "View created by cutting vertically through a building"
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      "reference": "National CAD Standard",
      "definition": "Enlarged view clarifying a specific assembly or component"
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      "definition": "Top-down orthographic projection of an element"
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      "definition": "Bordered area holding sheet metadata and project identification"
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      "term": "Scale",
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      "reference": "architectural convention",
      "definition": "Ratio expressing drawing size relative to actual size"
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      "term": "Reflected ceiling plan",
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      "reference": "National CAD Standard",
      "definition": "Ceiling layout drawn as if reflected in a floor mirror"
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      "definition": "Reference point or line from which measurements are taken"
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      "term": "Schedule",
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      "reference": "AIA",
      "definition": "Tabular list of components such as doors, windows, or finishes"
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      "reference": "National CAD Standard",
      "definition": "Key explaining symbols and line types used on a sheet"
    },
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      "reference": "National CAD Standard",
      "definition": "Marker referencing a related detail or drawing"
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      "term": "Revision cloud",
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      "reference": "National CAD Standard",
      "definition": "Outline marking an area that has changed since prior issue"
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      "url": "https://www.aia.org/",
      "name": "American Institute of Architects"
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  "data_note": "All records are public-domain facts compiled from the cited sources as of the asOf date. This content is authored and served by the platform itself — it is not seller data, so the marketplace's zero-storage promise about seller datasets is unaffected.",
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  "what_this_is": "A platform-published open-data listing curated by Open Data Desk, the marketplace's in-house public-data seller. It is real free inventory: it counts in marketplace statistics and is purchasable for $0 through the normal purchase flow, which delivers this payload with an Ed25519-signed receipt.",
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    "term": "Blueprint or drawing term",
    "category": "Type of concept",
    "reference": "Where the term is standardized",
    "definition": "Plain-language meaning"
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    "Onboard new drafters to standard blueprint terminology",
    "Resolve disputes over how a drawing element should be read",
    "Build consistent sheet legends and annotation standards"
  ]
}