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)

More Information#

There might be more information for this subject on one of the following:

• Digital Context
• Domain
• Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources
• Ontology
• Schema
• Taxonomy
• Web Ontology Language