Ontology
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| − | The hierarchical structuring of knowledge about things by subcategorising them according to their essential (or at least relevant and/or cognitive) qualities. | + | =Introduction= |
| + | The hierarchical structuring of knowledge about things by subcategorising them according to their essential (or at least relevant and/or cognitive) qualities. Ontologies are very important for [[Digital Preservation]] as it makes objects and their relations to other objects easier to describe. A very simple example of a software object: | ||
| + | : Thing | ||
| + | :: Computer | ||
| + | ::: Operating System | ||
| + | :::: Software | ||
| + | Computer relates to Hardware (not shown here), and Hardware has objects like CPU Architecture, Disk, Videocard, etc. Operating Systems could relate to a certain CPU Architecture, which relates back to Hardware. Software can -most of the time- only run on a specific Operating System, which can only run on a certain CPU Architecture, which relates back to a certain type of Hardware. | ||
| + | =Related= | ||
| + | * [[PUID]] | ||
| + | * [[Planets Core Registry]] | ||
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| + | =References= | ||
| + | * http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/ontology | ||
Revision as of 14:02, 8 November 2012
Introduction
The hierarchical structuring of knowledge about things by subcategorising them according to their essential (or at least relevant and/or cognitive) qualities. Ontologies are very important for Digital Preservation as it makes objects and their relations to other objects easier to describe. A very simple example of a software object:
- Thing
- Computer
- Operating System
- Software
- Operating System
- Computer
Computer relates to Hardware (not shown here), and Hardware has objects like CPU Architecture, Disk, Videocard, etc. Operating Systems could relate to a certain CPU Architecture, which relates back to Hardware. Software can -most of the time- only run on a specific Operating System, which can only run on a certain CPU Architecture, which relates back to a certain type of Hardware.
