DAML+OIL: a Description Logic for the Semantic Web

Ontologies are set to play a key role in the "Semantic Web", extending syntactic interoperability to semantic interoperability by providing a source of shared and precisely defined terms. DAML+OIL is an ontology language specifically designed for use on the Web; it exploits existing Web standards (XML and RDF), adding the familiar ontological primitives of object oriented and frame based systems, and the formal rigor of a very expressive description logic. The logical basis of the language means that reasoning services can be provided, both to support ontology design and to make DAML+OIL described Web resources more accessible to automated processes.

• Type: Journal
• Year: 2002
• Where: DEBU
• Authors: Ian Horrocks
• Keywords: DEBU 2002, Familiar Ontological Primitives, Semantic Interoperability, Syntactic Interoperability