Representation and 'is about'

[Clint Dowland]

The term representation is defined as "A dependent continuant which is about a portion of reality." Yet, the "is about" in the definition cannot be the same as the object property is about in IAO. For, the domain of that object property is information content entity.

While the meaning of representation is nonetheless fairly clear, perhaps it could be improved by using the phrase "is about" in a way that aligns with the object property is about.

For example, perhaps the definition could be revised to something like the following: "A specifically dependent continuant that concretizes an information content entity that is about a portion of reality."

Or perhaps, more simply, "A specifically dependent continuant that concretizes an information content entity."

Of course, that definition suggests that "concretization of an ICE" and "representation" are equivalent in meaning. Perhaps that is correct, though I'm not sure whether that is what MF intended to capture with representation.