Ontology (information science)
Abox
In Computer Science, an ABox is an "assertion component"—a fact associated with a terminological vocabulary within a knowledge base.
In Computer Science, an ABox is an "assertion component"—a fact associated with a terminological vocabulary within a knowledge base.
Agricultural Ontology Service
The Agricultural Ontology Service (AOS) shall serve as a reference initiative that structures and standardises agricultural terminology in multiple languages for use of any number of...
The Agricultural Ontology Service (AOS) shall serve as a reference initiative that structures and standardises agricultural terminology in multiple languages for use of any number of...
AGROVOC
AGROVOC was first developed in the 1980s as a multilingual structured thesaurus for all subject fields in agriculture, forestry, fisheries, food and related domains (e.g.
AGROVOC was first developed in the 1980s as a multilingual structured thesaurus for all subject fields in agriculture, forestry, fisheries, food and related domains (e.g.
Basic Formal Ontology
The Basic Formal Ontology (BFO) is a formal ontological framework developed by Barry Smith and his associates that consists in a series of sub-ontologies at different levels of granularity.
The Basic Formal Ontology (BFO) is a formal ontological framework developed by Barry Smith and his associates that consists in a series of sub-ontologies at different levels of granularity.
BRENDA tissue ontology
BTO, the BRENDA Tissue Ontology is an ontology of anatomical structures, cell types, tissues and cell lines.
BTO, the BRENDA Tissue Ontology is an ontology of anatomical structures, cell types, tissues and cell lines.
Comparative Toxicogenomics Database
The Comparative Toxicogenomics Database (CTD) is a public website and research tool that curates scientific data describing relationships between chemicals, genes, and human diseases.
The Comparative Toxicogenomics Database (CTD) is a public website and research tool that curates scientific data describing relationships between chemicals, genes, and human diseases.
Controlled vocabulary
Controlled vocabularies provide a way to organize knowledge for subsequent retrieval.
Controlled vocabularies provide a way to organize knowledge for subsequent retrieval.
Cyc
Cyc is an artificial intelligence project that attempts to assemble a comprehensive ontology and knowledge base of everyday common sense knowledge, with the goal of enabling AI applications to p...
Cyc is an artificial intelligence project that attempts to assemble a comprehensive ontology and knowledge base of everyday common sense knowledge, with the goal of enabling AI applications to p...
DAML+OIL
DAML+OIL is a successor language to DAML and OIL that combines features of both.
DAML+OIL is a successor language to DAML and OIL that combines features of both.
Description of a Project
Description of a Project (DOAP) is an RDF schema and XML vocabulary to describe software projects, and in particular open-source.
Description of a Project (DOAP) is an RDF schema and XML vocabulary to describe software projects, and in particular open-source.
Disease ontology
The Disease Ontology is a formal ontology of human disease.
The Disease Ontology is a formal ontology of human disease.
DOGMA
DOGMA, short for Developing Ontology-Grounded Methods and Applications, is the name of research project in progress at Vrije Universiteit Brussel's STARLab, Semantics Technology and Applicat...
DOGMA, short for Developing Ontology-Grounded Methods and Applications, is the name of research project in progress at Vrije Universiteit Brussel's STARLab, Semantics Technology and Applicat...
DogmaModeler
DogmaModeler is a free and open source (GNU GPL) ontology modeling tool based on ORM. The philosophy of DogmaModeler is to enable non-IT experts to model ontologies with a little or no involveme...
DogmaModeler is a free and open source (GNU GPL) ontology modeling tool based on ORM. The philosophy of DogmaModeler is to enable non-IT experts to model ontologies with a little or no involveme...
Domain engineering
Domain engineering, also called product line engineering, is the entire process of reusing domain knowledge in the production of new software systems.
Domain engineering, also called product line engineering, is the entire process of reusing domain knowledge in the production of new software systems.
Formal concept analysis
In information science, formal concept analysis is a principled way of deriving a concept hierarchy or formal ontology from a collection of objects and their properties.
In information science, formal concept analysis is a principled way of deriving a concept hierarchy or formal ontology from a collection of objects and their properties.
Formal ontology
A formal ontology is an ontology with a structure that is guided and defined through axioms.
A formal ontology is an ontology with a structure that is guided and defined through axioms.
Foundational Model of Anatomy
The Foundational Model of Anatomy Ontology or the FMA, is a reference ontology for the domain of anatomy.
The Foundational Model of Anatomy Ontology or the FMA, is a reference ontology for the domain of anatomy.
FRBRoo
The FRBRoo (FRBR-object oriented) initiative is a joint effort the CIDOC Conceptual Reference Model and Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records international working groups to establis...
The FRBRoo (FRBR-object oriented) initiative is a joint effort the CIDOC Conceptual Reference Model and Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records international working groups to establis...
Gene Ontology
The Gene Ontology, or GO, is a major bioinformatics initiative to unify the representation of gene and gene product attributes across all species.Ontology provide a solution for scientists...
The Gene Ontology, or GO, is a major bioinformatics initiative to unify the representation of gene and gene product attributes across all species.Ontology provide a solution for scientists...
General Architecture for Text Engineering
General Architecture for Text Engineering or GATE is a Java suite of tools originally developed at the University of Sheffield beginning in 1995 and now used worldwide by a wide community ...
General Architecture for Text Engineering or GATE is a Java suite of tools originally developed at the University of Sheffield beginning in 1995 and now used worldwide by a wide community ...
General Formal Ontology
The General Formal Ontology (GFO) is an upper ontology integrating processes and objects.
The General Formal Ontology (GFO) is an upper ontology integrating processes and objects.
General formal ontology
The general formal ontology is an upper ontology integrating processes and objects.
The general formal ontology is an upper ontology integrating processes and objects.
Geopolitical ontology
The geopolitical ontology, developed by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), provides names in seven languages (Arabic, Chinese, French, English, Spanish, Russian a...
The geopolitical ontology, developed by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), provides names in seven languages (Arabic, Chinese, French, English, Spanish, Russian a...
GOLD (ontology)
GOLD (General Ontology for Linguistic Description) is an ontology for descriptive linguistics.
GOLD (General Ontology for Linguistic Description) is an ontology for descriptive linguistics.
IDEF5
IDEF5 (Integrated Definition for Ontology Description Capture Method) is a software engineering method to develop and maintain usable, accurate, domain ontologies.
IDEF5 (Integrated Definition for Ontology Description Capture Method) is a software engineering method to develop and maintain usable, accurate, domain ontologies.
Infosphere
Infosphere is a neologism composed of information and sphere.
Infosphere is a neologism composed of information and sphere.
Integrated Operations in the High North
Integrated Operations in the High North (IOHN, IO High North or IO in the High North) is a unique collaboration project that during a four year period starting May 2008 is working on designing, ...
Integrated Operations in the High North (IOHN, IO High North or IO in the High North) is a unique collaboration project that during a four year period starting May 2008 is working on designing, ...
ISO 12620
ISO 12620 is a standard from ISO/TC 37 which defines a Data Category Registry, a registry for registering linguistic terms used in various fields of computational linguistics and natural lan...
ISO 12620 is a standard from ISO/TC 37 which defines a Data Category Registry, a registry for registering linguistic terms used in various fields of computational linguistics and natural lan...
ISO 15926
The ISO 15926 is titled: "Industrial automation systems and integration—Integration of life-cycle data for process plants including oil and gas production facilities" is a standard for...
The ISO 15926 is titled: "Industrial automation systems and integration—Integration of life-cycle data for process plants including oil and gas production facilities" is a standard for...
KAON
KAON (Karlsruhe ontology) is an ontology infrastructure developed by the University of Karlsruhe and the Research Center for Information Technologies in Karlsruhe.
KAON (Karlsruhe ontology) is an ontology infrastructure developed by the University of Karlsruhe and the Research Center for Information Technologies in Karlsruhe.
Knowledge Interchange Format
Knowledge Interchange Format (KIF) is a computer-oriented language for the interchange of knowledge among disparate computer programs.
Knowledge Interchange Format (KIF) is a computer-oriented language for the interchange of knowledge among disparate computer programs.
Lightweight ontologies
Therefore, a fundamental preliminary step is to translate classifications into their formal alter-ego, namely into lightweight ontologies.
Therefore, a fundamental preliminary step is to translate classifications into their formal alter-ego, namely into lightweight ontologies.
LOOM (ontology)
Loom or LOOM is a knowledge representation language developed by researchers in the Artificial Intelligence research group at the University of Southern California's Information Sciences I...
Loom or LOOM is a knowledge representation language developed by researchers in the Artificial Intelligence research group at the University of Southern California's Information Sciences I...
Minimal mappings
Minimal mappings are the result of an advanced technique of semantic matching, a technique used in computer science to identify information which is semantically related.
Minimal mappings are the result of an advanced technique of semantic matching, a technique used in computer science to identify information which is semantically related.
NeOn Toolkit (software)
The NeOn Toolkit is an open source multi-platform ontology editor, which supports the development of ontologies in OWL/RDF. The editor is based on the Eclipse platform and provides a set of plug...
The NeOn Toolkit is an open source multi-platform ontology editor, which supports the development of ontologies in OWL/RDF. The editor is based on the Eclipse platform and provides a set of plug...
Neuroscience Information Framework
The Neuroscience Information Framework is a repository of global neuroscience web resources, including experimental, clinical, and translational neuroscience databases, knowledge bases, atlases,...
The Neuroscience Information Framework is a repository of global neuroscience web resources, including experimental, clinical, and translational neuroscience databases, knowledge bases, atlases,...
Nuwaubu
Nuwaubianism is a term used to describe the various doctrines and practices of the followers of Malachi Z. York, though it is not a term that they use themselves.
Nuwaubianism is a term used to describe the various doctrines and practices of the followers of Malachi Z. York, though it is not a term that they use themselves.
Nuwaupu
Nuwaubianism is a term used to describe the various doctrines and practices of the followers of Malachi Z. York, though it is not a term that they use themselves.
Nuwaubianism is a term used to describe the various doctrines and practices of the followers of Malachi Z. York, though it is not a term that they use themselves.
Object-centered high-level reference ontology
The Object-Centered High-level REference ontology (OCHRE) is an upper ontology (top-level ontology, or foundation ontology), a formal ontological framework whose purpose is to describe very gene...
The Object-Centered High-level REference ontology (OCHRE) is an upper ontology (top-level ontology, or foundation ontology), a formal ontological framework whose purpose is to describe very gene...
Object-oriented design ontology
An object oriented design ontology is a hierarchical structure of design constructs.
An object oriented design ontology is a hierarchical structure of design constructs.
OBO Foundry
The Open Biomedical Ontologies Foundry is a collaborative experiment involving developers of science-based ontologies.
The Open Biomedical Ontologies Foundry is a collaborative experiment involving developers of science-based ontologies.
Olog
Olog is a term that was coined from ontology logs, a concept introduced in 2010 by David Spivak, a postdoctoral associate in the Department of Mathematics, MIT. Ologs provide an abstract means ...
Olog is a term that was coined from ontology logs, a concept introduced in 2010 by David Spivak, a postdoctoral associate in the Department of Mathematics, MIT. Ologs provide an abstract means ...
OntoCAPE
OntoCAPE is a large-scale ontology for the domain of Computer-Aided Process Engineering (CAPE).
OntoCAPE is a large-scale ontology for the domain of Computer-Aided Process Engineering (CAPE).
Ontology (information science)
In computer science and information science, an ontology formally represents knowledge as a set of concepts within a domain, and the relationships between those concepts.
In computer science and information science, an ontology formally represents knowledge as a set of concepts within a domain, and the relationships between those concepts.
Ontology alignment
Ontology alignment, or ontology matching, is the process of determining correspondences between concepts.
Ontology alignment, or ontology matching, is the process of determining correspondences between concepts.
Ontology chart
An Ontology Chart is a type of chart used in Semiotics and software engineering to illustrate an ontology.
An Ontology Chart is a type of chart used in Semiotics and software engineering to illustrate an ontology.
Ontology Definition MetaModel
The Ontology Definition MetaModel is an Object Management Group (OMG) specification to make the concepts of Model-Driven Architecture applicable to the engineering of ontologies.
The Ontology Definition MetaModel is an Object Management Group (OMG) specification to make the concepts of Model-Driven Architecture applicable to the engineering of ontologies.
Ontology double articulation
The notion of Ontology Double Articulation refers to a methodological principle in ontology engineering.
The notion of Ontology Double Articulation refers to a methodological principle in ontology engineering.
Ontology editor
Ontology editors are applications designed to assist in the creation or manipulation of ontologies.
Ontology editors are applications designed to assist in the creation or manipulation of ontologies.
Ontology engineering
Ontology engineering in computer science and information science is a new field, which studies the methods and methodologies for building ontologies: formal representations of a set of concepts...
Ontology engineering in computer science and information science is a new field, which studies the methods and methodologies for building ontologies: formal representations of a set of concepts...
Ontology for Biomedical Investigations
The Ontology for Biomedical Investigations (OBI) is an open access, integrated ontology for the description of biological and clinical investigations.
The Ontology for Biomedical Investigations (OBI) is an open access, integrated ontology for the description of biological and clinical investigations.
Ontology Inference Layer
OIL (Ontology Inference Layer or Ontology Interchange Language) can be regarded as an Ontology infrastructure for the Semantic Web.
OIL (Ontology Inference Layer or Ontology Interchange Language) can be regarded as an Ontology infrastructure for the Semantic Web.
Ontology language
In computer science and artificial intelligence, ontology languages are formal languages used to construct ontologies.
In computer science and artificial intelligence, ontology languages are formal languages used to construct ontologies.
Ontology library (information science)
Ontology Libraries are storage areas for ontologies.
Ontology Libraries are storage areas for ontologies.
Ontology merging
Ontology merging defines the act of bringing together two conceptually divergent ontologies or the instance data associated to two ontologies.
Ontology merging defines the act of bringing together two conceptually divergent ontologies or the instance data associated to two ontologies.
Ontology modularization
The notion of ontology modularization refers to a methodological principle in ontology engineering.
The notion of ontology modularization refers to a methodological principle in ontology engineering.
Ontology versioning
Ontology versioning is the process of formally distinguishing between different versions of vocabularies.
Ontology versioning is the process of formally distinguishing between different versions of vocabularies.
Ontology-based data integration
Ontology based Data Integration involves the use of ontology(s) to effectively combine data or information from multiple heterogeneous sources.
Ontology based Data Integration involves the use of ontology(s) to effectively combine data or information from multiple heterogeneous sources.
OntoWiki
OntoWiki is a free, open-source semantic wiki application, meant to serve as an ontology editor and a knowledge acquisition system.
OntoWiki is a free, open-source semantic wiki application, meant to serve as an ontology editor and a knowledge acquisition system.
Open Biomedical Ontologies
Open Biomedical Ontologies (abbreviated OBO; formerly Open Biological Ontologies) is an effort to create controlled vocabularies for shared use across different biological and medical domains.
Open Biomedical Ontologies (abbreviated OBO; formerly Open Biological Ontologies) is an effort to create controlled vocabularies for shared use across different biological and medical domains.
POSC Caesar
POSC Caesar Association is an international, open, not-for-profit, member organization that promotes the development of open specifications to be used as standards for enabling the interoperabil...
POSC Caesar Association is an international, open, not-for-profit, member organization that promotes the development of open specifications to be used as standards for enabling the interoperabil...
Process ontology
A process ontology is a description of the components and their relationships that make up a process.
A process ontology is a description of the components and their relationships that make up a process.
Process Specification Language
The Process Specification Language is a set of logic terms used to describe processes.
The Process Specification Language is a set of logic terms used to describe processes.
PROTON
The PROTON Ontology (PROTo ONtology) is a basic upper-level ontology that contains about 300 classes and 100 properties, providing coverage of the general concepts necessary for a wide range of ...
The PROTON Ontology (PROTo ONtology) is a basic upper-level ontology that contains about 300 classes and 100 properties, providing coverage of the general concepts necessary for a wide range of ...
Protégé (software)
Protégé is a free, open source ontology editor and a knowledge acquisition system.
Protégé is a free, open source ontology editor and a knowledge acquisition system.
RNA Ontology Consortium
The RNA Ontology Consortium is an international organization whose purpose is to create a standard vocabulary for studying ribonucleic acid.
The RNA Ontology Consortium is an international organization whose purpose is to create a standard vocabulary for studying ribonucleic acid.
SALERO
SALERO (Semantic AudiovisuaL Entertainment Reusable Objects) was a European research project funded under the Sixth Framework Programme of the European Commission and carried out by 13 com...
SALERO (Semantic AudiovisuaL Entertainment Reusable Objects) was a European research project funded under the Sixth Framework Programme of the European Commission and carried out by 13 com...
Semantic Architecture
Semantic architecture is a novel concept in software architecture which envisions enabling the architecture community to unambiguously capture, catalog, communicate, preserve, and interoperably ...
Semantic architecture is a novel concept in software architecture which envisions enabling the architecture community to unambiguously capture, catalog, communicate, preserve, and interoperably ...
Semantic architecture
Semantic architecture is a novel concept in software architecture which envisions enabling the architecture community to unambiguously capture, catalog, communicate, preserve, and interoperably ...
Semantic architecture is a novel concept in software architecture which envisions enabling the architecture community to unambiguously capture, catalog, communicate, preserve, and interoperably ...
Semantic integration
Semantic integration is the process of interrelating information from diverse sources, for example calendars and to do lists; email archives; physical, psychological, and social presence informa...
Semantic integration is the process of interrelating information from diverse sources, for example calendars and to do lists; email archives; physical, psychological, and social presence informa...
Semantic interoperability
Semantic Interoperability is a term used in computer science and is more precisely termed as "Computable Semantic Interoperability".
Semantic Interoperability is a term used in computer science and is more precisely termed as "Computable Semantic Interoperability".
Semantic matching
Semantic matching is a technique used in Computer Science to identify information which is semantically related.
Semantic matching is a technique used in Computer Science to identify information which is semantically related.
Semantic reasoner
A semantic reasoner, reasoning engine, rules engine, or simply a reasoner, is a piece of software able to infer logical consequences from a set of asserted facts or axioms.
A semantic reasoner, reasoning engine, rules engine, or simply a reasoner, is a piece of software able to infer logical consequences from a set of asserted facts or axioms.
Semantic spectrum
The semantic spectrum (sometimes referred to as the ontology spectrum or the smart data continuum or semantic precision) is a series of increasingly precise or rather semantica...
The semantic spectrum (sometimes referred to as the ontology spectrum or the smart data continuum or semantic precision) is a series of increasingly precise or rather semantica...
Semantically-Interlinked Online Communities
Semantically-Interlinked Online Communities Project (SIOC - pronounced "shock") is a Semantic Web technology.
Semantically-Interlinked Online Communities Project (SIOC - pronounced "shock") is a Semantic Web technology.
Sequence Ontology
The Sequence Ontology, or SO, is an ontology suitable for describing biological sequences.
The Sequence Ontology, or SO, is an ontology suitable for describing biological sequences.
Sigma knowledge engineering environment
In the computer science fields of knowledge engineering and ontology, the Sigma knowledge engineering environment is an open source computer program for the development of formal ontologies.
In the computer science fields of knowledge engineering and ontology, the Sigma knowledge engineering environment is an open source computer program for the development of formal ontologies.
SmartMatch
SmartMatch is a proprietary intelligent search engine that searches résumés and other information about job applicants and matches that information with job descriptions.
SmartMatch is a proprietary intelligent search engine that searches résumés and other information about job applicants and matches that information with job descriptions.
Soft ontology
The term soft ontology, coined by Eli Hirsch in 1993, refers to the embracing or reconciling of apparent ontological differences, by means of relevant distinctions and contextual analyses.
The term soft ontology, coined by Eli Hirsch in 1993, refers to the embracing or reconciling of apparent ontological differences, by means of relevant distinctions and contextual analyses.
Standard upper ontology
Standard upper ontology (SUO) is a IEEE P1600.1 term for a near-universal upper ontology (or foundation ontology).
Standard upper ontology (SUO) is a IEEE P1600.1 term for a near-universal upper ontology (or foundation ontology).
Suggested Upper Merged Ontology
The Suggested Upper Merged Ontology or SUMO is an upper ontology intended as a foundation ontology for a variety of computer information processing systems.
The Suggested Upper Merged Ontology or SUMO is an upper ontology intended as a foundation ontology for a variety of computer information processing systems.
Suzanna Lewis
Suzanna (Suzi) E. Lewis is a scientist and Principal Investigator (PI) at the Berkeley Bioinformatics Open-source Project (BBOP) based at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
Suzanna (Suzi) E. Lewis is a scientist and Principal Investigator (PI) at the Berkeley Bioinformatics Open-source Project (BBOP) based at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
Swoogle
Swoogle is a search engine for Semantic Web ontologies, documents, terms and data published on the Web.
Swoogle is a search engine for Semantic Web ontologies, documents, terms and data published on the Web.
Tbox
In Computer Science, a TBox is a "terminological component"—a conceptualization associated with a set of facts, known as an ABox.
In Computer Science, a TBox is a "terminological component"—a conceptualization associated with a set of facts, known as an ABox.
TIME-ITEM
TIME-ITEM is an ontology of Topics that describes the content of undergraduate medical education.
TIME-ITEM is an ontology of Topics that describes the content of undergraduate medical education.
TOVE Project
The TOVE project, acronym of TOronto Virtual Enterprise project is a project to develop a ontological framework for enterprise integration (EI) based on and suited for enterprise modeling.
The TOVE project, acronym of TOronto Virtual Enterprise project is a project to develop a ontological framework for enterprise integration (EI) based on and suited for enterprise modeling.
UMBEL
UMBEL, short for Upper Mapping and Binding Exchange Layer, is an extracted subset of OpenCyc, providing the Cyc data in an RDF ontology based on SKOS and OWL 2.
UMBEL, short for Upper Mapping and Binding Exchange Layer, is an extracted subset of OpenCyc, providing the Cyc data in an RDF ontology based on SKOS and OWL 2.
Unique name assumption
The Unique Name Assumption (UNA) is a concept from ontology languages and description logics.
The Unique Name Assumption (UNA) is a concept from ontology languages and description logics.
Upper ontology (information science)
In information science, an upper ontology is an ontology which describes very general concepts that are the same across all knowledge domains.
In information science, an upper ontology is an ontology which describes very general concepts that are the same across all knowledge domains.
Weak ontology
The term weak ontology has unrelated meanings in computer science and political theory.
The term weak ontology has unrelated meanings in computer science and political theory.
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