Existing Wording: In the general case, systems processing resources using a structure definition that slices a list can determine which slice an item in the list by checking whether its content meets the rules specified for the slice.

Proposed Wording: In the general case, systems processing resources using a structure definition that slices a list can determine which slice an item in the list corresponds to by checking whether its content meets the rules specified for the slice.

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