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SKOS Simple Knowledge Organization System eXtension for Labels (SKOS-XL) Namespace Document - HTML Variant
17th March 2009 "Candidate Recommendation" Edition
- This version:
- https://www.w3.org/2006/07/SWD/SKOS/reference/20090315/skos-xl.html
- Latest version:
- https://www.w3.org/TR/skos-reference/skos-xl.html
- Editors:
- Alistair Miles, STFC
Rutherford Appleton Laboratory / University of Oxford
Sean Bechhofer, University of Manchester
Status of this Document
This document describes the schema available from the SKOS-XL namespace. The document is still under development and content may be subject to change.
Introduction
The Simple Knowledge Organization System (SKOS) is a common data model for sharing and linking knowledge organization systems via the Semantic Web. SKOS-XL defines an extension for the Simple Knowledge Organization System, providing additional support for describing and linking lexical entities.This document provides a brief description of the SKOS-XL vocabulary.
For detailed information about the SKOS Recommendation, please consult the SKOS Reference [SKOS-REFERENCE] or the SKOS Primer [SKOS-PRIMER].
SKOS-XL Schema Overview
The following table gives a non-normative overview of the SKOS-XL
vocabulary; it replicates a table found in the (normative) SKOS
Reference [SKOS-REFERENCE].
This document can be referenced directly, by its own URI https://www.w3.org/TR/skos-reference/skos-xl.html, or
indirectly, by content negotiation from the SKOS-XL namespace URI https://www.w3.org/2008/05/skos-xl#
as described in Appendix C of SKOS Reference [SKOS-REFERENCE].
See also the SKOS-XL Namespace Document - RDF/XML Variant [SKOS-XL-RDF].
Classes
| skosxl:Label | |
|---|---|
| URI: | https://www.w3.org/2008/05/skos-xl#Label |
| Definition: | Section B.2. The skosxl:Label Class |
| Label: | Label |
| Super-classes: | restriction on skosxl:literalForm cardinality exactly 1 |
| Disjoint classes: | skos:Collectionskos:Conceptskos:ConceptScheme |
Properties
| skosxl:altLabel | |
|---|---|
| URI: | https://www.w3.org/2008/05/skos-xl#altLabel |
| Definition: | Section B.3. Preferred, Alternate and Hidden skosxl:Labels |
| Label: | alternative label |
| Range: | skosxl:Label |
| skosxl:hiddenLabel | |
| URI: | https://www.w3.org/2008/05/skos-xl#hiddenLabel |
| Definition: | Section B.3. Preferred, Alternate and Hidden skosxl:Labels |
| Label: | hidden label |
| Range: | skosxl:Label |
| skosxl:labelRelation | |
| URI: | https://www.w3.org/2008/05/skos-xl#labelRelation |
| Definition: | Section B.4. Links Between skosxl:Labels |
| Label: | label relation |
| Domain: | skosxl:Label |
| Range: | skosxl:Label |
| Other characteristics: | Symmetric |
| skosxl:literalForm | |
| URI: | https://www.w3.org/2008/05/skos-xl#literalForm |
| Definition: | Section B.2. The skosxl:Label Class |
| Label: | literal form |
| Domain: | skosxl:Label |
| skosxl:prefLabel | |
| URI: | https://www.w3.org/2008/05/skos-xl#prefLabel |
| Definition: | Section B.3. Preferred, Alternate and Hidden skosxl:Labels |
| Label: | preferred label |
| Range: | skosxl:Label |
References
- [SKOS-REFERENCE]
- SKOS Reference, Alistair Miles, Sean Bechhofer, Editors. Latest version available at https://www.w3.org/TR/skos-reference.
- [SKOS-PRIMER]
- SKOS Primer, Antoine Isaac, Ed Summers, Editors. Latest version available at https://www.w3.org/TR/skos-primer.
- [SKOS-XL-RDF]
- SKOS-XL Namespace - RDF/XML Variant. Latest version available at https://www.w3.org/TR/skos-reference/skos-xl.rdf
Acknowledgements
This document is the result of extensive discussions within the W3C's Semantic Web Deployment Working Group. The document drew on the experiences of earlier groups and projects including SWAD-Europe and W3C's Semantic Web Best Practices and Deployment Working Group. Members of the W3C's public-esw-thes also made valuable contributions.
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