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RDF – Resource Description Framework

RDF – Resource Description Framework

RDF is a framework for describing and interchanging metadata. It has these rules:

• Resource – Anything that can have URI
• Property – Resource that has a name and can be used as a property
• Statement – The combination of a Resource, a Property, and a value.

Characteristics of RDF

• Independence – Anybody can define, no specific rules
• Interchange – Using XML
• Scalability – Simple, three-part records (Resource, Property, Value)
• Properties are Resources – Properties can have their own properties and can be found and manipulated like any other Resource
• Values Can Be Resources
• Statements Can Be Resources

Terms:
Metatdata – information about information
URI – Uniform Resource Identifier

Resources:
http://www.xml.com/pub/a/2001/01/24/rdf.html
http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/library/w-rdf/
http://www.w3.org/RDF/