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Topic map

A topic map is a standard for the representation and interchange of knowledge, with an emphasis on the findability of information. Topic maps were originally developed in the late 1990s as a way to represent back-of-the-book index structures so that multiple indexes from different sources could be merged. However, the developers quickly realized that…

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Related standards

APIDatabase constraintsRDF SchemaWeb Ontology Language
4 related topics

RDF relationship

RDFSPARQLExpressive powerSemantic abstractionN-ary
6 related topics

Current standard

ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 34
1 related topics

Ontology and merging

OntologyURIs
2 related topics

Topics to explore

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Overview

Ontology and merging

  • Ontology Ontology (computer science)
  • URIs Uniform Resource Identifier

Current standard

Data format

Related standards

RDF relationship

Advanced semantic analysis

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Map overview Semantic statistics

Topic map

Nodes32
Edges31
Triples109
Avg. degree1.94
Density0.0625
Components1

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Topic map

Top relations

related to Further reading · 19
Topic map → Addison-Wesley, Applications Landscape, Charting, Creating, Explorer's Guide, ISBN, Jack Park, Lutz Maicher, Manning Publications, Park, Passin, Sam Hunting, Semantic Web, Springer, Thomas, Topic Maps Research, Using Topic Maps, Web, XML Topic Maps
related to Current standard · 13
Topic map → Document, However, Information Association, ISO/IEC, ISO/IEC Joint Technical Committee, ISO/IEC JTC, SC, Subcommittee, The, WG, WG3, WG8, Working Group
related to Topic Maps API · 9
Topic map → API, April, Common Topic Maps Application, Interface, Programming Interface, Programming InterfaceTMAPI, TMAPI, Topic Maps, Topic Maps Application Programming
related to Ontology and merging · 8
Topic map → Features, Furthermore, PSIs, Scoping, The, Topic, Topics, URIs
related to Other formats · 8
Topic map → Canonical XML Topic Maps, Compact Topic Maps Notation, CTM, CXTM, Graphical Topic Maps Notation, GTM, Other, XML
related to Query standard · 8
Topic map → In, ISO, Many, SQL, TMQL, Topic Maps, Topic Maps Query Language, With
related to XML serialization formats · 8
Topic map → In, ISO/IEC, Note, The ISO, This, Topic Maps, XML, XTM
related to Constraint standards · 7
Topic map → Constraints, ISO, It, Somewhat, There, TMCL, Topic Maps Constraint Language
related to Earlier standards · 7
Topic map → Earlier, ISO, ISO Topic Maps, More, The, The HyTime, Topic Maps
related to RDF relationship · 6
Topic map → ISO's, RDF, Some, The, Topic Maps, W3C's RDF/OWL/SPARQL

Important terminology Word statistics

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Important terminology

topic maps iso standards topics map information standard 13250 rdf iec xtm similar data xml also concept used syntax different

Entity relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Topic mapis astandard for the representation and interchange of knowledge0.90text
subject identifiersinstance ofFeatures0.80text
LTMinstance ofserialization formats0.80text
AsTMainstance ofserialization formats0.80text
Topic maprelated to Constraint standardsIt0.60section
Topic maprelated to Constraint standardsSomewhat0.60section
Topic maprelated to Constraint standardsConstraints0.60section
Topic maprelated to Constraint standardsThere0.60section
Topic maprelated to Constraint standardsISO0.60section
Topic maprelated to Constraint standardsTMCL0.60section
Topic maprelated to Constraint standardsTopic Maps Constraint Language0.60section
Topic maprelated to Current standardThe0.60section

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

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    Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

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