[dxwg] Aligning definitions of dcterms:hasPart and its subproperties (#1465)

andrea-perego has just created a new issue for https://github.com/w3c/dxwg:

== Aligning definitions of dcterms:hasPart and its subproperties ==
The current definitions are as follows:

|Property|Definition|
|--|--|
|`dcterms:hasPart`|An item that is listed in the catalog.|
|`dcat:dataset`|A collection of data that is listed in the catalog.|
|`dcat:service`|A site or end-point that is listed in the catalog.|
|`dcat:catalog`|A catalog that is listed in this catalog.|

The proposal is to revise them as follows:

|Property|Definition|
|--|--|
|`dcterms:hasPart`|A resource that is listed in the catalog.|
|`dcat:dataset`|A dataset that is listed in the catalog.|
|`dcat:service`|A service that is listed in the catalog. [definition proposed in #1431]|
|`dcat:catalog`|A catalog that is listed in this catalog.|

The rationale is that there is no need to define the range of the property with a abridged definition of the relevant class, as we need just to point to it (as already done in the range of the property definition). Another issue is that this may lead to confusion - e.g., as highlighted in https://github.com/w3c/dxwg/issues/1431 for the definition of `dcat:service`.

About the definition of `dcterms:hasPart`, "item" should be replaced by "resource", as the range of this property in DCAT, when used to link a catalog to one of the listed resources, is `dcat:Resource` (or a subclass thereof). Moreover, the use of "item" led to a misunderstanding reported in https://github.com/w3c/dxwg/issues/1454 .

Please view or discuss this issue at https://github.com/w3c/dxwg/issues/1465 using your GitHub account


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