FHIR License question

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I understand that this question is very basic, but I want to understand exact meaning, so please let me know.
On this site(License - FHIR v4.0.1), the FHIR license is explained as follows:

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2.20.2 FHIR License
Copyright © 2011+ HL7.

This specification (specifically the set of materials included in the fhir-spec.zip file available from the Downloads page of this specification) is produced by HL7 under the terms of HL7® Governance and Operations Manual relating to Intellectual Property (Section 16), specifically its copyright, trademark and patent provisions.

This document is licensed under Creative Commons “No Rights Reserved” (CC0 ).

HL7®, HEALTH LEVEL SEVEN®, FHIR® and the FHIR ® are trademarks owned by Health Level Seven International, registered with the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Does the phrase “This document” include the FHIR Specification itself?

In other words, is the FHIR Specification licensed under a CC0 license?

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Yes, the entire specification is licensed under CC0. (Though some of the content has additional license restrictions e.g. the pages that include Snomed CT content)

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Hello Graham,
Thank you for your reply.