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This is a code system defined by the FHIR project.
Summary
| Defining URL: | http://hl7.org/fhir/operation-kind | 
| Version: | 4.3.0 | 
| Name: | OperationKind | 
| Title: | OperationKind | 
| Definition: | Whether an operation is a normal operation or a query.  | 
| Committee: | FHIR Infrastructure   Work Group | 
| OID: | 2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.4.507 (for OID based terminology systems) | 
| Source Resource | XML / JSON | 
This Code system is used in the following value sets:
Whether an operation is a normal operation or a query.
This code system http://hl7.org/fhir/operation-kind defines the following codes:
| Code | Display | Definition | 
| operation | Operation | This operation is invoked as an operation. | 
| query | Query | This operation is a named query, invoked using the search mechanism. | 
See the full registry of code systems defined as part of FHIR.
Explanation of the columns that may appear on this page:
| Level | A few code lists that FHIR defines are hierarchical - each code is assigned a level. See Code System for further information. | 
| Source | The source of the definition of the code (when the value set draws in codes defined elsewhere) | 
| Code | The code (used as the code in the resource instance). If the code is in italics, this indicates that the code is not selectable ('Abstract') | 
| Display | The display (used in the display element of a Coding). If there is no display, implementers should not simply display the code, but map the concept into their application | 
| Definition | An explanation of the meaning of the concept | 
| Comments | Additional notes about how to use the code |