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| agent | a small software program that solves a single problem, for example, an application that helps a patient pick a doctor. |
| cloud computing | "cloud" is a metaphor for the Internet. "Cloud computing" happens when the programs/software resources you use are located on the Internet rather than on your ocmputing device. |
| ontology | the formal representation of a set of concepts and their relationships to each other. Ontologies are used in many fields, including technology, medicine, and business. |
| OWL | Web Ontology Language, a semantic markup language for the Web, extended from RDF. |
| RDF | resource description framework. The framework is a family of specifications used to identify resources used on the semantic Web. XML (coding use din websites) was often known as simple RDF. RDF language is used to model relationships between concepts, often in a subject-predicate-object structure. |
| semantic Web | an evolving development of the World Wide Web that defines the meaning (semantics) of information and services on the Web. In this system, information is linked in ways that a machine can process, to make finding information easier and more relevant to the user. |
| software as service(SaaS) | software, licensed to users on demand (rather than for sale) that typically resides ont he Internet--it is an example of cloud computing. |
| tags | a keyword or term assigned to a specific piece of information. Examples: blog posts are often tagged into categories for archiving by topic. |
| thin client computing | similar to "software as service." Users access software via their monitor/terminal from a central server rather than from their individual computers. |
| W3C | World Wide Web Consortium, a group dedicated to improving Web operability. |
| Web 1.0: | the intial, static World Wide Web version of content, which flowed in only one direction:from content originator to user. Sometimes called the "readable" Web. |
| Web 2.0: | the Web evolution that introduced interactivity to Web pages, the hallmark of which is user-generated content such as that found in blogs, social media, forums, etc. |
| Web 3.0: | Tim Berners-Lee's vision of an intelligent Web that will act almost as a user's personal assistant, retrieving information relevant to that user and based on that user's preferences and past Internet activity. |
| XBRL | eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) format, now required by the SEC for companies filing accounting data. |
