=====Life cycle=== ===Definition=== A life cycle is a series of actions of a [[general_term/thing|thing]] during its existence. ===Note=== The life cycle of a [[general_term/thing|thing]] can be expressed by a combination of a noun and all its associated verbs, e.g., create thing, share thing and store thing. ===Relations=== |Life cycle|is characteristic of|[[general_term/thing|thing]]| ===Example=== The life cycle of a document is: create, review, revise, store, retrieve, read, publish, update/maintain, archive and delete. {{tag>All}}