Ontology (knowledge representation in information science)

Bowen, Sullivan (2012) Ontology (knowledge representation in information science). Research World, Delhi, India. ISBN 978-81-323-3091-2

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Abstract

In computer science and information science, an ontology is a formal representation of knowledge as a set of concepts within a domain, and the relationships between those concepts. It is used to reason about the entities within that domain, and may be used to describe the domain. Its meaning is vastly different from the word Ontology in philosophy. In theory, an ontology is a "formal, explicit specification of a shared conceptualisation". An ontology provides a shared vocabulary, which can be used to model a domain — that is, the type of objects and/or concepts that exist, and their properties and relations. Ontologies are the structural frameworks for organizing information and are used in artificial intelligence, the Semantic Web, systems engineering, software engineering, biomedical informatics, library science, enterprise bookmarking, and information architecture as a form of knowledge representation about the world or some part of it. The creation of domain ontologies is also fundamental to the definition and use of an enterprise architecture framework.

Item Type: Book
Subjects: Q Science > QA Mathematics > QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science
Z Bibliography. Library Science. Information Resources > ZA Information resources
Divisions: Electronic Books
Depositing User: Practical Student 02
Date Deposited: 24 Feb 2022 02:24
Last Modified: 25 Jul 2022 01:32
URI: http://odlsystem2.utm.my/id/eprint/2871

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