Synonyms
Classically, in AI, ontologies were considered a form of knowledge representation and frequently denoted knowledge models. More recent near-synonyms include the term vocabulary, which is usually used for inexpressive ontologies on the Web that are used as vocabularies for online datasets. Even more recently the term knowledge graph has gained increased popularity. It can be viewed as a more general term, since a knowledge graph does not necessarily have to be an ontology; however, most ontologies could be considered to be knowledge graphs.
Overview
This chapter introduces the concept of ontology, in the context of computer science and in particular Big Data. First, some terminology is introduced and the concept is defined. Further, some background and history of ontologies in computer science is presented. Next, common representation formats and standards are introduced, followed by a discussion on methods for constructing, finding, and reusing ontologies. The chapter is...
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Blomqvist, E. (2019). Ontologies for Big Data. In: Sakr, S., Zomaya, A.Y. (eds) Encyclopedia of Big Data Technologies. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-77525-8_313
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