RDF/XML is a syntax,[1] defined by the W3C[2] , to express (i.e. serialize) an [[Resource Description Framework|RDF]] graph as an XML document. According to the W3C, "RDF/XML is the normative syntax for writing RDF".[3] RDF (Resource Description Framework) is the data
| Filename extension |
.rdf |
|---|---|
| Internet media type |
application/rdf+xml |
| Developed by | World Wide Web Consortium |
| Type of format | Semantic Web |
| Container for | RDF data |
| Extended from | XML |
| Standard | Specification |
model used to represent semantic web resources.
RDF/XML is seen by some as the machine readable form of RDF with Notation 3 as a more human-readable form. Joshua Tauberer, for instance, said that RDF/XML "may have a more intuitive feel but tends to
obscure the underlying graph".[4]
References
- ^ [http://www.w3.org/TR/rdf-syntax-grammar/ RDF/XML Syntax Specification], W3C
- ^ {{cite web|url=http://www.dblab.ntua.gr/~bikakis/XML%20and%20Semantic%20Web%20W3C%20Standards%20Timeline-History.pdf |title=XML and Semantic Web W3C Standards Timeline |}}
- ^ RDF Primer, W3C
- ^ Joshua Tauberer, What is RDF?, O'Reilly XML.com, July 26, 2006
External links
- [http://www.w3.org/TR/rdf-syntax-grammar/ RDF/XML Syntax
Specification]
- RDF Primer
- [http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3870 RFC 3870: application/rdf+xml
Media Type Registration]
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