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TransferAction

The act of transferring/moving (abstract or concrete) animate or inanimate objects from one place to another.

Diagram

cluster_associated Action Action TransferAction TransferAction TransferAction->Action

TransferAction Diagram

Specializations of TransferAction

Class Description
Borrow Action The act of obtaining an object under an agreement to return it at a later date. Reciprocal of LendAction.\n\nRelated actions:\n\n* [[LendAction]]: Reciprocal of BorrowAction.
Donate Action The act of providing goods, services, or money without compensation, often for philanthropic reasons.
Download Action The act of downloading an object.
Give Action The act of transferring ownership of an object to a destination. Reciprocal of TakeAction.\n\nRelated actions:\n\n [[TakeAction]]: Reciprocal of GiveAction.\n [[SendAction]]: Unlike SendAction, GiveAction implies that ownership is being transferred (e.g. I may send my laptop to you, but that doesn't mean I'm giving it to you).
Lend Action The act of providing an object under an agreement that it will be returned at a later date. Reciprocal of BorrowAction.\n\nRelated actions:\n\n* [[BorrowAction]]: Reciprocal of LendAction.
Money Transfer The act of transferring money from one place to another place. This may occur electronically or physically.
Receive Action The act of physically/electronically taking delivery of an object that has been transferred from an origin to a destination. Reciprocal of SendAction.\n\nRelated actions:\n\n [[SendAction]]: The reciprocal of ReceiveAction.\n [[TakeAction]]: Unlike TakeAction, ReceiveAction does not imply that the ownership has been transferred (e.g. I can receive a package, but it does not mean the package is now mine).
Return Action The act of returning to the origin that which was previously received (concrete objects) or taken (ownership).
Send Action The act of physically/electronically dispatching an object for transfer from an origin to a destination. Related actions:\n\n [[ReceiveAction]]: The reciprocal of SendAction.\n [[GiveAction]]: Unlike GiveAction, SendAction does not imply the transfer of ownership (e.g. I can send you my laptop, but I'm not necessarily giving it to you).
Take Action The act of gaining ownership of an object from an origin. Reciprocal of GiveAction.\n\nRelated actions:\n\n [[GiveAction]]: The reciprocal of TakeAction.\n [[ReceiveAction]]: Unlike ReceiveAction, TakeAction implies that ownership has been transferred.

Formalization for TransferAction

Property Constraint
subClassOf Action