Resource Description Framework
Statements can be modeled (mathematically) with:
Resources
: an element, a URI, a literal, …
Properties
:
directed
relations between
two
resources
Statements:
“triples” of two resources bound by a property
usual terminology: (s,p,o) for subject, property, object
RDF
is a general model for such statements
can be expressed in XML or other syntax (eg, n3)
Ivan Herman
, W3C Head of Offices
© 1994-2004, W3C (MIT,ERCIM,Keio)
Brussels, 19 April, 2004
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