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  • The RDF Working Group was closed on 4 July 2014.

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Translations for RDF 1.1 Concepts and Abstract Syntax
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The Resource Description Framework (RDF) is a framework for representing information in the Web. RDF 1.1 Concepts and Abstract Syntax defines an abstract syntax (a data model) which serves to link all RDF-based languages and specifications. The abstract syntax has two key data structures: RDF graphs are sets of subject-predicate-object triples, where the elements may be IRIs, blank nodes, or datatyped literals. They are used to express descriptions of resources. RDF datasets are used to organize collections of RDF graphs, and comprise a default graph and zero or more named graphs. This document also introduces key concepts and terminology, and discusses datatyping and the handling of fragment identifiers in IRIs within RDF graphs.

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Translation for RDF 1.1 N-Quads
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N-Quads is a line-based, plain text format for encoding an RDF dataset.

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Translation for RDF 1.1 N-Triples
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N-Triples is a line-based, plain text format for encoding an RDF graph.

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Translation for RDF 1.1 Semantics
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This document describes a precise semantics for the Resource Description Framework 1.1 and RDF Schema. It defines a number of distinct entailment regimes and corresponding patterns of entailment. It is part of a suite of documents which comprise the full specification of RDF 1.1.

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This document defines a textual syntax for RDF called TriG that allows an RDF dataset to be completely written in a compact and natural text form, with abbreviations for common usage patterns and datatypes. TriG is an extension of the Turtle format.

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Translation for RDF 1.1 Turtle
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The Resource Description Framework (RDF) is a general-purpose language for representing information in the Web.

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Translation for RDF 1.1 XML Syntax
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The Resource Description Framework (RDF) is a general-purpose language for representing information in the Web.

This document defines an XML syntax for RDF called RDF/XML in terms of Namespaces in XML, the XML Information Set and XML Base. The formal grammar for the syntax is annotated with actions generating triples of the RDF graph as defined in RDF Concepts and Abstract Syntax. The triples are written using the N-Triples RDF graph serializing format which enables more precise recording of the mapping in a machine processable form. The mappings are recorded as tests cases, gathered and published in RDF Test Cases.

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Translations for RDF Schema 1.1
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The Resource Description Framework (RDF) is a general-purpose language for representing information in the Web. This specification describes how to use RDF to describe RDF vocabularies. This specification defines a vocabulary for this purpose and defines other built-in RDF vocabulary initially specified in the RDF Model and Syntax Specification.

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Translations for RDF 1.1 Primer
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The Resource Description Framework (RDF) is a language for representing information about resources in the World Wide Web. This primer is designed to provide the reader with the basic knowledge required to effectively use RDF. It introduces the basic concepts of RDF and shows concrete examples of the use of RDF.

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This document lists the test suites and implementation reports for RDF 1.1 Semantics as well as the various serialization formats.

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RDF defines the concept of RDF datasets, a structure composed of a distinguished RDF graph and zero or more named graphs, being pairs comprising an IRI or blank node and an RDF graph. While RDF graphs have a formal model-theoretic semantics that determines what arrangements of the world make an RDF graph true, no agreed formal semantics exists for RDF datasets. This document presents some issues to be addressed when defining a formal semantics for datasets, as they have been discussed in the RDF 1.1 Working Group, and specify several semantics in terms of model theory, each corresponding to a certain design choice for RDF datasets.

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The Resource Description Framework (RDF) is a language for representing information about resources in the World Wide Web. This document is intended to provide the reader with a summary of changes to RDF introduced in RDF version 1.1.

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The Resource Description Framework (RDF) is a framework for representing information in the Web. This document defines a textual syntax for RDF called RDF/JSON that allows an RDF graph to be completely written in a form compatible with the JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) [RFC4627] and alternative to the one recommended in JSON-LD [JSON-LD]. The syntax defined in this document should not be used unless there is a specific reason to do so. Use of JSON-LD is recommended.

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