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@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 <section id="abstract">
 <p>
-This document defines a set of terms for describing people based on . It provides guidance on the usage of each term along with examples. 
+This document defines a set of terms for describing people. It defines how to describe people's characteristics such as names and how to relate people to other things, such as organisations or projects. For each term, guidance on the usage along with examples is provided. This document also defines mappings to widely used vocabularies to enable interoperability.
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