Applied ontology an introduction

Ontology is the philosophical discipline which aims to understand how things in the world are divided into categories and how these categories are related together. This is exactly what information scientists aim for in creating structured, automated representations, called 'ontologies,' f...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Munn, Katherine (-)
Otros Autores: Smith, Barry
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Frankfurt : Ontos Verlag 2008.
Colección:Metaphysical Research ; volume 9.
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Sumario:Ontology is the philosophical discipline which aims to understand how things in the world are divided into categories and how these categories are related together. This is exactly what information scientists aim for in creating structured, automated representations, called 'ontologies,' for managing information in fields such as science, government, industry, and healthcare. Currently, these systems are designed in a variety of different ways, so they cannot share data with one another. They are often idiosyncratically structured, accessible only to those who created them, and unable to serve
Descripción Física:1 online resource (342 pages) : digital. PDF file(s)
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Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9783110324860
Acceso:Open access