Resource Description Framework (RDF)

RDF provides a standard way of representing classes and properties. rdfs:Class - the class of classes rdf:type - an instance of rdf:Property used to state that a resource is an instance of a class rdf:subject - the subject of the subject RDF statement rdf:predicate - the predicate of the subject RDF statement rdf:object - the object of the subject RDF statement

A standard way of denoting simple property
relationships in AI (computational logic) for a long time.
(Profession Jack Lawyer), (Color Apple Red)
OWL is an W3C ontology designed for WSDL on top of RDF, not used in REST.

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