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| ====== Ontology ====== | ====== Ontology ====== |
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| [[dido:99_annexes:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:start|Go up to Terms and Definitions]] | [[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:start|Go up to Terms and Definitions]] |
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| ===== Discussion ===== | ===== Discussion ===== |
| An ontology identifies the concepts, relationships, distinctions, and constraints that a community recognises within a defined domain. An ontology makes selected semantic commitments explicit. | An ontology identifies the concepts, relationships, distinctions, and constraints that a community recognises within a defined domain. An ontology makes selected semantic commitments explicit. |
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| Ontology artefacts include informal domain models, controlled [[dido:99_annexes:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:c:conceptual_model|conceptual models]], logical models, and formal machine-processable artefacts. [[dido:99_annexes:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:o:ontology_language|Ontology languages]] express ontologies in formal languages. [[dido:99_annexes:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:o:owl|OWL]] expresses ontology content when OWL provides the selected ontology language. | Ontology artifacts include informal domain models, controlled [[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:c:conceptual_model|conceptual models]], logical models, and formal machine-processable artifacts. [[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:o:ontology_language|Ontology languages]] express ontologies in formal languages. [[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:o:owl|OWL]] expresses ontology content when OWL provides the selected ontology language. |
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| A governed ontology preserves [[dido:99_annexes:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:t:traceability|traceability]] to the [[dido:99_annexes:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:c:conceptual_model|conceptual model]] and domain meaning that it represents. Traceability prevents a technical artefact from replacing the intended interpretation of the domain. | A governed ontology preserves [[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:t:traceability|traceability]] to the [[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:c:conceptual_model|conceptual model]] and domain meaning that it represents. Traceability prevents a technical artifact from replacing the intended interpretation of the domain. |
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| ===== Definition ===== | ===== Definition ===== |
| ===== Source ===== | ===== Source ===== |
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| Generalised from Gruber's characterisation of an ontology as a specification of a conceptualisation and specialised for use in the FX Demo Reference Architecture. | Generalised from Gruber's characterization of an ontology as a specification of a conceptualisation and specialized for use in the FX Demo Reference Architecture. |
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| ===== Note ===== | ===== Note ===== |
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| An ontology captures selected semantic commitments for a domain. It does not capture all possible meanings associated with the domain. An ontology is not equivalent to [[dido:99_annexes:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:o:owl|OWL]]; OWL is one ontology language that expresses ontology content. A governed ontology remains traceable to the conceptual model or other authoritative semantic source that establishes the intended domain meaning. | An ontology captures selected semantic commitments for a domain. It does not capture all possible meanings associated with the domain. An ontology is not equivalent to [[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:o:owl|OWL]]; OWL is one ontology language that expresses ontology content. A governed ontology remains traceable to the conceptual model or other authoritative semantic source that establishes the intended domain meaning. |
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| ===== Example ===== | ===== Example ===== |