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Ontology - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ontology (from onto-, from the Greek ὤν, ὄντος "being; that which is", present participle of the verb εἰμί "be", and -λογία, -logia: science, study ...

Ontology (information science) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In computer science and information science, an ontology formally represents knowledge as a set of concepts within a domain, and the relationships between those concepts.

ontology: Definition from Answers.com
Library > Literature & Language > Dictionary ( ŏn-tŏl ' ə-jē ) n. The branch of metaphysics that deals with the nature of being. ontologist on·tol ' o·gist n.

Ontology: Definition from Answers.com
Library > Literature & Language > Webster 1913 n. 1. That department of the science of metaphysics which investigates and explains the nature and essential properties ...

What is an Ontology? - Stanford Knowledge Systems, AI Laboratory
What is an Ontology? This definition was originally proposed in 1992 and posted as shown below. See an updated definition of ontology (computer science) that accounts ...

Ontology | Define Ontology at Dictionary.com
noun 1. the branch of metaphysics that studies the nature of existence or being as such. 2. (loosely) metaphysics . Origin: 1715–25; < Neo-Latin ontologia. See onto ...

Ontology from a Philosophical Perspective
Ontology in Contemporary Philosophy, its Historical Relationship with Metaphysics and Logic, Bibliographies on Philosophers and Ontological Topics

Ontology - Definition and More from the Free Merriam-Webster ...
Definition of ONTOLOGY. 1: a branch of metaphysics concerned with the nature and relations of being . 2: a particular theory about the nature of being or the kinds of ...

Ontology Systems | semantic search for enterprise data alignment
Ontology Systems provides Enterprise Data Alignment (EDA) for the communications industry using semantics and ontologies. Using state-of-the-art semantic search ...

Ontology - New World Encyclopedia
Ontology is a major branch of philosophy and a central part of metaphysics that studies questions of being or existence. The questions include a wide range of issues ...