This document describes the schema available from the SKOS namespace. The document is still under development and content may be subject to change.
The Simple Knowledge Organization System (SKOS) is a common data model for sharing and linking knowledge organization systems via the Semantic Web.This document provides a brief description of the SKOS Vocabulary.
For detailed information about the SKOS Recommendation, please consult the SKOS Reference [SKOS-REFERENCE] or the SKOS Primer [SKOS-PRIMER].
The following table gives a non-normative overview of the SKOS
vocabulary; it replicates a table found in the (normative) SKOS
Reference [SKOS-REFERENCE].
This document can be referenced directly, by its own URI http://www.w3.org/TR/skos-reference/skos.html, or
indirectly, by content negotiation from the SKOS namespace URI http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#
as described in Appendix C of SKOS Reference [SKOS-REFERENCE].
See also the SKOS Namespace Document - RDF/XML Variant [SKOS-RDF].
| skos:Collection | |
|---|---|
| URI: | http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#Collection |
| Definition: | Section 9. Concept Collections |
| Label: | Collection |
| Disjoint classes: | skos:Conceptskos:ConceptScheme |
| skos:Concept | |
| URI: | http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#Concept |
| Definition: | Section 3. The skos:Concept Class |
| Label: | Concept |
| Disjoint classes: | skos:Collectionskos:ConceptScheme |
| skos:ConceptScheme | |
| URI: | http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#ConceptScheme |
| Definition: | Section 4. Concept Schemes |
| Label: | Concept Scheme |
| Disjoint classes: | skos:Collectionskos:Concept |
| skos:OrderedCollection | |
| URI: | http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#OrderedCollection |
| Definition: | Section 9. Concept Collections |
| Label: | Ordered Collection |
| Super-classes: | skos:Collection |
| skos:altLabel | |
|---|---|
| URI: | http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#altLabel |
| Definition: | Section 5. Lexical Labels |
| Label: | alternative label |
| Super-properties: | http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
| skos:broadMatch | |
| URI: | http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#broadMatch |
| Definition: | Section 10. Mapping Properties |
| Label: | has broader match |
| Super-properties: | skos:broaderskos:mappingRelation |
| Inverse of: | skos:narrowMatch |
| skos:broader | |
| URI: | http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#broader |
| Definition: | Section 8. Semantic Relations |
| Label: | has broader |
| Super-properties: | skos:broaderTransitive |
| Inverse of: | skos:narrower |
| skos:broaderTransitive | |
| URI: | http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#broaderTransitive |
| Definition: | Section 8. Semantic Relations |
| Label: | has broader transitive |
| Super-properties: | skos:semanticRelation |
| Inverse of: | skos:narrowerTransitive |
| Other characteristics: | Transitive |
| skos:changeNote | |
| URI: | http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#changeNote |
| Definition: | Section 7. Documentation Properties |
| Label: | change note |
| Super-properties: | skos:note |
| skos:closeMatch | |
| URI: | http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#closeMatch |
| Definition: | Section 10. Mapping Properties |
| Label: | has close match |
| Super-properties: | skos:mappingRelation |
| Other characteristics: | Symmetric |
| skos:definition | |
| URI: | http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#definition |
| Definition: | Section 7. Documentation Properties |
| Label: | definition |
| Super-properties: | skos:note |
| skos:editorialNote | |
| URI: | http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#editorialNote |
| Definition: | Section 7. Documentation Properties |
| Label: | editorial note |
| Super-properties: | skos:note |
| skos:exactMatch | |
| URI: | http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#exactMatch |
| Definition: | Section 10. Mapping Properties |
| Label: | has exact match |
| Super-properties: | skos:closeMatch |
| Other characteristics: | Transitive Symmetric |
| skos:example | |
| URI: | http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#example |
| Definition: | Section 7. Documentation Properties |
| Label: | example |
| Super-properties: | skos:note |
| skos:hasTopConcept | |
| URI: | http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#hasTopConcept |
| Definition: | Section 4. Concept Schemes |
| Label: | label |
| Domain: | skos:ConceptScheme |
| Range: | skos:Concept |
| Inverse of: | skos:topConceptOf |
| URI: | http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#hiddenLabel |
| Definition: | Section 5. Lexical Labels |
| Label: | hidden label |
| Super-properties: | http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
| skos:historyNote | |
| URI: | http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#historyNote |
| Definition: | Section 7. Documentation Properties |
| Label: | history note |
| Super-properties: | skos:note |
| skos:inScheme | |
| URI: | http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#inScheme |
| Definition: | Section 4. Concept Schemes |
| Label: | is in scheme |
| Range: | skos:ConceptScheme |
| skos:mappingRelation | |
| URI: | http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#mappingRelation |
| Definition: | Section 10. Mapping Properties |
| Label: | is in mapping relation with |
| Super-properties: | skos:semanticRelation |
| skos:member | |
| URI: | http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#member |
| Definition: | Section 9. Concept Collections |
| Label: | has member |
| Domain: | skos:Collection |
| Range: | union of skos:Concept and skos:Collection |
| skos:memberList | |
| URI: | http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#memberList |
| Definition: | Section 9. Concept Collections |
| Label: | has member list |
| Domain: | skos:OrderedCollection |
| Range: | http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#List |
| Other characteristics: | Functional |
| skos:narrowMatch | |
| URI: | http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#narrowMatch |
| Definition: | Section 10. Mapping Properties |
| Label: | has narrower match |
| Super-properties: | skos:mappingRelationskos:narrower |
| Inverse of: | skos:broadMatch |
| skos:narrower | |
| URI: | http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#narrower |
| Definition: | Section 8. Semantic Relations |
| Label: | has narrower |
| Super-properties: | skos:narrowerTransitive |
| Inverse of: | skos:broader |
| skos:narrowerTransitive | |
| URI: | http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#narrowerTransitive |
| Definition: | Section 8. Semantic Relations |
| Label: | has narrower transitive |
| Super-properties: | skos:semanticRelation |
| Inverse of: | skos:broaderTransitive |
| Other characteristics: | Transitive |
| skos:notation | |
| URI: | http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#notation |
| Definition: | Section 6. Notations |
| Label: | notation |
| skos:note | |
| URI: | http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#note |
| Definition: | Section 7. Documentation Properties |
| Label: | note |
| skos:prefLabel | |
| URI: | http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#prefLabel |
| Definition: | Section 5. Lexical Labels |
| Label: | preferred label |
| Super-properties: | http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
| skos:related | |
| URI: | http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#related |
| Definition: | Section 8. Semantic Relations |
| Label: | has related |
| Super-properties: | skos:semanticRelation |
| Other characteristics: | Symmetric |
| skos:relatedMatch | |
| URI: | http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#relatedMatch |
| Definition: | Section 10. Mapping Properties |
| Label: | has related match |
| Super-properties: | skos:mappingRelationskos:related |
| Other characteristics: | Symmetric |
| skos:scopeNote | |
| URI: | http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#scopeNote |
| Definition: | Section 7. Documentation Properties |
| Label: | scope note |
| Super-properties: | skos:note |
| skos:semanticRelation | |
| URI: | http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#semanticRelation |
| Definition: | Section 8. Semantic Relations |
| Label: | is in semantic relation with |
| Domain: | skos:Concept |
| Range: | skos:Concept |
| skos:topConceptOf | |
| URI: | http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#topConceptOf |
| Definition: | Section 4. Concept Schemes |
| Label: | is top concept in scheme |
| Super-properties: | skos:inScheme |
| Inverse of: | skos:hasTopConcept |
This document is the result of extensive discussions within the W3C's Semantic Web Deployment Working Group. The document drew on the experiences of earlier groups and projects including SWAD-Europe and W3C's Semantic Web Best Practices and Deployment Working Group. Members of the W3C's public-esw-thes also made valuable contributions.
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