Duplicate removal

After you have modified your topic map, you may end up with duplicate information items, e.g. a topic with two equal names or duplicate associations. The Topic Maps Data Model contains a set of rules that define exactly when two information items are equal. See the TMDM for detailed information about the different equality rules.

tmjs provides an easy way to remove all duplicate information items:

tm.sanitize();

Keep in mind that this operation may be quite time and memory consuming, so use this feature with care.

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