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| − | In both computer science and information science, an ontology is a representation | + | <!--Insert here introductory text regarding the term.--> |
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| + | ==Definitions== | ||
| + | <!-- This section presents all available definitions of the above term.--> | ||
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| + | === European Definitions === | ||
| + | <!-- Insert here definitions from European institutions or projects, if available. Each new definition should be formatted as a heading level 4, followed by the unformatted text of the definition. An example follows below: | ||
| + | ==== DIESIS project ==== | ||
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| + | ==== DIESIS project ==== | ||
| + | {{quote-diesis| | ||
| + | "In both computer science and information science, an ontology is a representation | ||
of a set of concepts within a domain and the relationships between | of a set of concepts within a domain and the relationships between | ||
those concepts. It is used to reason about the properties of that domain, | those concepts. It is used to reason about the properties of that domain, | ||
| − | and may be used to define the domain | + | and may be used to define the domain." |
| − | <ref name="wiki_onto"> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ontology</ref>. | + | <ref name="wiki_onto"> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ontology</ref> |
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| + | === Other International Definitions === | ||
| + | <!-- Insert here definitions from international organizations, if available. Each new definition should be formatted as a heading level 4, followed by the unformatted text of the definition. An example follows below: --> | ||
| + | ==== United Nations’ Definition ==== | ||
| + | <!-- Insert the definition found in the document “2009 UNISDR Terminology on Disaster Risk Reduction” (this is an example). --> | ||
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| + | === National Definitions === | ||
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| + | ===Standard Definition=== | ||
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| + | == Discussion Topic == | ||
| + | <!-- Discuss topics related to the term, such as closely-related terms, differences among definitions, how to use the definitions provided, open issues, etc. --> | ||
| − | == | + | ==See also== |
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| + | ==Notes== | ||
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<references /> | <references /> | ||
| − | [[Category:DIESIS- | + | ==References== |
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| + | [[Category:DIESIS-Glossary]] | ||
Revision as of 13:10, 10 June 2014
Contents
Definitions
European Definitions
DIESIS project
The DIESIS project [1] gives the following definition:
"In both computer science and information science, an ontology is a representation of a set of concepts within a domain and the relationships between those concepts. It is used to reason about the properties of that domain, and may be used to define the domain." [2]
