Saturday, December 18, 2010

http://wordsmith.org/words/ontology.html

http://wordsmith.org/words/ontology.html

In the context of computer and information sciences, ontology is the formal representation of knowledge in a domain, for example, by defining classes, their attributes, and relationships.

MEANING:
noun: The philosophical study of existence and the nature of being.

ETYMOLOGY:
From Greek onto- (being) + -logy (study). First recorded use: 1663.

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