18 Sep 2004
CS 5244: Semantic Web
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RDF / XML:
assertion interchange
¡Simplified XML Syntax for RDF
lEncodes RDF as machine parsable
XML
lVerbose, not really readable by
humans
¡Note: counter to what one of XML’s
primary motivations.
¡RDF and XML are complementary:
lXML only gives structure (validating
with a DTD)
lRDF adds to XML the ability to
encode simple propositions