Overview#
Ontology is a formal naming and definition of the types, properties, and interrelationships|relationship] of the entities that really or fundamentally exist for a particular context.Ontology is thus a practical application of philosophical ontology, with a taxonomy.
Ontology compartmentalizes the variables needed for some set of computations and establishes the relationships between them. Common Components amongst many Ontologys are:
- Entities
- Classes (Object Classes)
- Attributes
- Relationships
- Functional Terms
- Restrictions
- Rules (or Policy)
- Axioms
- Events
Ontology LDAPWiki refers you to Wikipedia: Ontology (information_science)