Triplestores/RDFs

Last Updated: December 13th, 2024

12.1.2. Triplestores/RDFs#

Triplestores are database systems built for semantic queries.

  • All data entities are represented as triples: (subject, predicate, object)

  • Triplestores can represent property graphs

RDFs (Resource Description Format)

  • Format for encoding and importing/exporting triples.

  • Compatible with XML.

  • SPARQL: Query language that operates on RDFs.

(Meghan, type, Person)
(Meghan, name, Meghan Markle)
(Meghan, born_in, CA)
(Meghan, lives_in, California)
(CA, type, State) 
(CA, name, California)
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