Glossary

RDF
Resource Description Framework. A very flexible model for data definition organised around triples. These triples forms a directed, labeled graph, where the edges represent the named link between two resources, represented by the graph nodes.
SKOS
Simple Knowledge Organization System. A general specification for Knowledge Organisation Systems (thesauri, word lists, authority files, …) that is commonly serialised as RDF.
SKOS-THES
The ISO 25964 SKOS extension defines mappings between the ISO 25964 standard and the SKOS specification.
URI
A Uniform Resource Identifier.
URN
A URN is a specific form of a URI.