Data model 

All records of a resource are held together by a single LexicographicResource which holds the main classes DictionaryEntry, EncyclopediaEntry, Agent, Tag, Example, and LexicographicRelation. A DictionaryEntry has a number of dependent classes that provide information that may be needed multiple times per entry: Sense, Definition, InflectedForm, Pronunciation, and Transcription. Defenition and sense are separate to allow for multiple tiers of definitions according to, for example, their difficulty.

An additional Agent class is employed to name authors and editors of entries. An Example class may be used to provide historical or contemporary evidence of an entry or sense. A Frequency class may similarly be attached to either an entry or a sense in order to provide the number of tokens from a specified dataset, and can be connected to a Feature class from the CHF Map extension. Across the data model, a SourceRelation from the CHF Bib extension may be used to identify sources.

The model does not have a separate class for headwords, which are simply organised using an entry's headword property. To provide information about how entries of all types interconnect, including lemmatisation, the class LexicographicRelation lets you choose a type of relation you want to model and add as many Member objects as you like.

In addition, the model knows flexible LabelTag and SameAs classes, which can be used to group entries, agents, and examples via labels, to add various types across other classes, and to connect entities to authority files.

For further information on the data model (without the additions specific to this implementation), see the official specification of DMLex published by the OASIS committee LEXIDMA.

Graphical overview