Hi David, my term to talk about that aspect of RDF modelling is "poly-structured data". Cheers, Marcel Fröhlich 2014-03-07 21:09 GMT+01:00 David Booth <david@dbooth.org>: > On 03/07/2014 02:33 PM, Timothy W. Cook wrote: > >> [ . . . ] What RDF really does is; >> provide a data model agnostic 'layer for semantic connections across >> information resources'. >> > > That is true, but I am hoping for a term that somehow also succinctly > conveys the **value proposition** of doing so -- i.e., a term that somehow > alludes to the benefit that this characteristic provides. > > David > > >> Cheers, >> Tim >> >> >> >> >> >> On Fri, Mar 7, 2014 at 1:20 PM, David Booth <david@dbooth.org >> <mailto:david@dbooth.org>> wrote: >> >> I -- and I'm sure many others -- have struggled for years trying to >> succinctly describe RDF's ability to allow multiple data models to >> peacefully coexist, interconnected, in the same data. For data >> integration, this is a key strength of RDF that distinguishes it >> from other information representation languages such as XML. I >> have tried various terms over the years -- most recently "schema >> promiscuous" -- but have not yet found one that I think really nails >> it, so I would love to get other people's thoughts. >> >> This google doc lists several candidate terms, some pros and cons, >> and allows you to indicate which ones you like best: >> http://goo.gl/zrXQgj >> >> Please have a look and indicate your favorite(s). You may also add >> more ideas and comments to it. The document can be edited by anyone >> with the URL. >> >> Thanks! >> David Booth >> >> >> >> >> -- >> MLHIM VIP Signup: http://goo.gl/22B0U >> ============================================ >> Timothy Cook, MSc +55 21 994711995 >> MLHIM http://www.mlhim.org >> Like Us on FB: https://www.facebook.com/mlhim2 >> Circle us on G+: http://goo.gl/44EV5 >> Google Scholar: http://goo.gl/MMZ1o >> LinkedIn Profile:http://www.linkedin.com/in/timothywaynecook >> > >Received on Saturday, 8 March 2014 17:10:04 UTC
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