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What is Nomenclature, and why use it?

Nomenclature in construction is a standard agreed system for naming/numbering the parts of a project (zones, buildings, floors, grids, members) so everyone names a location the same way. Also called project location, LBS/WBS, structure hierarchy, zone/area naming, grid reference, location code. digiQC uses a per-project location hierarchy across Inspect, Issue and Register — giving consistency, traceability by location, no duplicates, and easy audits.

Answer

In construction, "nomenclature" means a standard, agreed system for naming and numbering the parts of a project — zones, buildings, floors, grids, members, and so on — so everyone refers to the same location in the same way.

You may also know this as: project location, location or work breakdown structure (LBS / WBS), structure hierarchy, zone or area naming, grid reference, location code, or a location naming convention.

digiQC brings that system into the app: the project sets up a fixed location hierarchy (zones and sub-zones) that everyone picks from, instead of typing location names freehand.

A location is made of two parts:

  • The predefined part — picked from the project's Nomenclature (e.g. Tower A → Floor 3 → Flat 302).

  • The variable part — a short free-text bit added on site (e.g. a grid or member reference).

Why it's used

  • To give one consistent naming system across the whole project and team.

  • So a location always means the same place to everyone — engineer, contractor, PMC, client.

Benefits

  • Consistency — every inspection, issue and register entry is named the same way.

  • Traceability — filter and analyse quality by exact location.

  • No confusion / no duplicates — no two people name the same place differently.

  • Faster reporting & audits — location-wise records are easy to pull for clients and auditors.

Where it's used

  • Set up per project (web app) by the System Admin or Project Admin.

  • Applied across Inspect, Issue and Register — every record can be tagged to a nomenclature location.

🔗 Learn more

  • 2.5.23 Nomenclature — overview, create & import

  • 2.5.24 Manage nomenclature zones

  • 2.2.10 How inspector can utilize Nomenclature in Mob app?

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