Basic RDF Syntax

• One widely used syntax is the Extended Backus-Naur Form of XML

• There are two syntaxes for encoding an RDF instance

  • Serialization syntax – expresses full capabilities of the data model
  • Abbreviated syntax – includes additional constructs that provide a more compact form to represent a subset of the data model – can be mixed with serialization syntax

• RDF interpreters are expected to implement both syntaxes

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