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'''Source''':  R. Studer, V. R. Benjamins, and D. Fensel. Knowledge engineering: Principles and methods. Data and Knowledge Engineering (DKE), (25):161–197, 1998.
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An ontology describes knowledge of a specific domain through concepts in their relation to other concepts. In other words, an ontology is a management system of knowledge.
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Ontologies can be used for the purpose of enabling knowledge sharing and reuse. In that context, an ontology is a specification used for making ontological commitments. An ontology can be represented in many ways in cluding an [[Map]] or [[Ontological model]] or simply as a set of definitions of formal vocabulary.  An ontological commitment is an agreement to use a vocabulary (i.e., ask queries and make assertions) in a way that is consistent (but not complete) with respect to the theory specified by an ontology. [1]
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In computer and information science, an ontology formally represents knowledge as a hierarchy of concepts (classes) within a domain, using a shared vocabulary to denote the types, properties and interrelationships of those concepts. Ontologies are commonly encoded using ontology languages (e.g. the Web Ontology Language OWL). Ontologies are extensively used to model knowledge domains on the Semantic Web (e.g. the Knowledge Graph of Google), in systems engineering and software engineering, for biomedical and pharmaceutical information systems, and specific knowledge intensive custom applications.
  
 
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Latest revision as of 09:56, 21 December 2015


Definition

A formal, explicit specification of a shared conceptualization [1]


Description

In computer and information science, an ontology formally represents knowledge as a hierarchy of concepts (classes) within a domain, using a shared vocabulary to denote the types, properties and interrelationships of those concepts. Ontologies are commonly encoded using ontology languages (e.g. the Web Ontology Language OWL). Ontologies are extensively used to model knowledge domains on the Semantic Web (e.g. the Knowledge Graph of Google), in systems engineering and software engineering, for biomedical and pharmaceutical information systems, and specific knowledge intensive custom applications.

References

[1] T. R. Gruber. A translation approach to portable ontologies. Knowledge Acquisition, 5(2):199-220, 1993. Available on line.

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