Re: representing hypermedia controls in RDF

Hi Kingsley

> Note, "Affordance" doesn't show up in any of the standard dictionaries I have access to. That said, it does have a Wiktionary entry [1], but that particular definition doesn't actually make a case for it being immutable or devoid of an alternative :-)

Norman's "The Design of Everyday Things" describes the word nicely.

In case it is of any help, my understanding of the word "affordance" is based on the verb:
- a URL enables addressing a resource => the URL is an enabler;
- the link affords going to the resource => the link is an affordance.

Best,

Ruben

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