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# Descriptions Section
This section displays the descriptions associated with the concept. In the left column, you can see the *description type* (in the international edition of SNOMED CT: `Fully Specified Name`, `Synonym`, and `Definition`), in the right column the *description term* (e.g., `Acute otitis media`). Longer descriptions are presented on multiple lines. The flag on the section heading shows the currently active language dialect (e.g., `GB English`).
Both Fully Specified Names and Synonyms have a rosette icon, which if red means that the description is preferred in the specific Language Reference Set, while a grey icon means that the description is acceptable.
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Clicking on the rosette icon will change the acceptability values from preferred to acceptable and vice versa.
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#### **Language preferences settings**
The Descriptions Section splits into subsections with the language preferences of different Language Reference Sets.
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The name of the Language Reference Set is displayed at the top of the subsection.
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There are two ways to select the relevant Language Reference Sets that a user would like to see and edit in the Concept Editor.
* Locally in the Concept Editor by clicking the *Filter Language Reference Sets* button.
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Local preferences are only set to the given concept.
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* Globally in the SNOMED CT Settings Preferences page after clicking the  *SNOMED CT Setting* icon on the main toolbar.
#### **Available actions in the Descriptions Section**
Clicking on the blue triangle next to a description will display a list of actions that can be performed on the description:
| Action | Description |
| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
|  **Clone** | Create a copy of the description |
|  **Retire** | Retire a published description by setting it to inactive |
|  **Clone and retire** | Create a new copy of the description and retire the previously published version |
|  **Toggle pending move** | Add or remove pending move association for a description |
|  **Case sensitive** | Set a description's case sensitivity to Case sensitive when clicked.
Selecting Case insensitive or Initial character case insensitive will remove this setting
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|  **Case insensitive** | Set a description's case sensitivity to Case insensitive when clicked.
Selecting Case sensitive or Initial character case insensitive will remove this setting
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|  **Initial character case insensitive** | Set a description's case sensitivity to Initial character case insensitive when clicked. Selecting Case sensitive or Case insensitive will remove this setting |
|  **Acceptable** | Set the selected description as an acceptable description for the selected language |
|  **Preferred** | This option will set the selected description as the preferred description for the selected language |
The Add description icon  allows additional descriptions to be added to the concept.
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For a more detailed view of all the descriptions associated with a concept, go to the Descriptions page by clicking the corresponding tab at the bottom of the editor.
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#### **Pending move descriptions**
To add or remove pending move association to a description, click on the blue arrow next to the description to invoke the description Context Menu and select the *Toggle pending move* option.
The associated values in the Description inactivation indicator Reference Set are visible on the Descriptions tab of the Concept Editor.
