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OWL

Web Ontology Language

Logic-based language for rich ontologies. Complex class descriptions, restrictions, and automated reasoning.

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Class Hierarchy

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Use Cases

Where this one tends to earn its keep.

01

Author formal domain ontologies with reasoning

02

Automated consistency checking of knowledge bases

03

Inference and classification over RDF data

04

Define complex class restrictions and axioms

Details

Maintained By
W3C
License
Open

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Category
Web Standards

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