Linked Data

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A method of linking information about resources across different systems and databases, allowing users to navigate seamlessly between related items.

"In computing, linked data is structured data which is interlinked with other data so it becomes more useful through semantic queries."
"It builds upon standard Web technologies such as HTTP, RDF and URIs."
"But rather than using them to serve web pages only for human readers, it extends them to share information in a way that can be read automatically by computers."
"Part of the vision of linked data is for the Internet to become a global database."
"Tim Berners-Lee, director of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), coined the term in a 2006 design note about the Semantic Web project."
"Tim Berners-Lee...coined the term in a 2006 design note about the Semantic Web project."
"Linked data may also be open data, in which case it is usually described as Linked Open Data."
"It becomes more useful through semantic queries."
"HTTP, RDF, and URIs are standard Web technologies used in linked data."
"HTTP is used to serve web pages only for human readers."
"It extends them [web technologies] to share information in a way that can be read automatically by computers."
"Tim Berners-Lee, director of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)..."
"Tim Berners-Lee...director of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)."
"The Semantic Web project...coined the term in a 2006 design note about the Semantic Web project."
"A 2006 design note about the Semantic Web project introduced the term."
"When linked data is open data, it is usually described as Linked Open Data."
"Linked data is structured data which is interlinked with other data."
"In computing, linked data is used..."
"It extends them [web technologies] to share information in a way that can be read automatically by computers."
"...it extends them [web technologies] to share information in a way that can be read automatically by computers."