diff --git a/src/core/Thing.ts b/src/core/Thing.ts
index 207785a9..dacab373 100644
--- a/src/core/Thing.ts
+++ b/src/core/Thing.ts
@@ -49,9 +49,9 @@ export enum SCThingType {
 }
 
 /**
- * A thing
+ * A thing without references
  */
-export interface SCThing {
+export interface SCThingWithoutReferences {
   /**
    * Alternate names of the thing
    */
@@ -72,10 +72,6 @@ export interface SCThing {
    * @minLength 1
    */
   name: string;
-  /**
-   * Origin of the thing
-   */
-  origin: SCThingRemoteOrigin | SCThingUserOrigin;
   /**
    * Translations of specific values of the object
    *
@@ -96,6 +92,16 @@ export interface SCThing {
   url?: string;
 }
 
+/**
+ * A thing
+ */
+export interface SCThing extends SCThingWithoutReferences {
+  /**
+   * Origin of the thing
+   */
+  origin: SCThingRemoteOrigin | SCThingUserOrigin;
+}
+
 /**
  * Possible types of an origin
  */