Ontology
51ontology — UK [ɒnˈtɒlədʒɪ] / US [ɑnˈtɑlədʒɪ] noun [uncountable] the type of philosophy that deals with the study of existence …
52ontology — Онтология …
53ontology — on•tol•o•gy [[t]ɒnˈtɒl ə dʒi[/t]] n. 1) pho the branch of metaphysics that studies the nature of existence or being as such 2) pho (loosely) metaphysics • Etymology: 1715–25; < NL ontologia. See onto , logy on•to•log•i•cal ˌɒn tlˈɒdʒ ɪ kəl on… …
54ontology — The study of the nature of being …
55ontology — /ɒnˈtɒlədʒi/ (say on toluhjee) noun 1. the branch of metaphysics that investigates the nature of being. 2. Computers the structural framework for a database, in terms of the rules which govern the elements in the database and the classification… …
56ontology — This word (from the Greek onta, meaning things that exist, and logos, meaning word ) refers to that branch ofphilosophy that considers being and existence …
57ontology — n. branch of philosophy dealing with the ultimate nature of reality or being. ♦ ontologic(al), a. ♦ ontologism, n. ontological doctrine. ♦ ontic, ♦ ontal, a. having or pertaining to real existence …
58ontology — n. the branch of metaphysics dealing with the nature of being. Derivatives: ontological adj. ontologically adv. ontologist n. Etymology: mod.L ontologia f. Gk on ont being + LOGY …
59Web Ontology Language — OWL Web Ontology Language Current Status Published Year Started 2002 Editors Mike Dean, Guus Schreiber Base Standards Resource Description Framework, RDFS Domain Semantic Web A …
60Upper ontology (information science) — In information science, an upper ontology (top level ontology, or foundation ontology) is an attempt to create an ontology which describes very general concepts that are the same across all domains. The aim is very broad semantic interoperability …
