RDF/XML is a syntax,
[RDF/XML Syntax Specification](_blank)
W3C defined by the
W3C, to express (i.e.
serialize) an
RDF graph as an
XML
Extensible Markup Language (XML) is a markup language and file format for storing, transmitting, and reconstructing arbitrary data. It defines a set of rules for encoding documents in a format that is both human-readable and machine-readable. T ...
document. RDF/XML is sometimes misleadingly called simply RDF because it was introduced among the other W3C specifications defining RDF and it was historically the first W3C standard RDF serialization format.
RDF/XML is the primary exchange syntax for
OWL 2, and must be supported by all OWL 2 tools.
References
External links
RDF/XML Syntax SpecificationRDF PrimerRFC 3870: application/rdf+xml Media Type Registration
Resource Description Framework
Semantic Web
XML-based standards
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