.OWL File Extension

Web Ontology Language File

OWL files contain source code using integers and variables A-Z. OWL is a C language fork supporting GNU packages. OWL files require an interpreter installed to open, available for systems with GNU Com...

General Information

Title OWL File Extension
Extension .owl
Full Form Web Ontology Language File
File Type XML based ontology file
Developer W3C Web Ontology Working Group
MIME Type application/rdf+xml

File Function

Primary Function Semantic web, Knowledge representation
Additional Functions Data interchange, Inference
Features Extensible, Standardized

File Characteristics

Quality Highly structured
Supports Layers N/A
Supports Transparency N/A
Editable Yes

Use Cases

Semantic Web Yes
Artificial Intelligence Yes
Data Integration Yes

Security and Practices

Security Risks XML injection
Best Practices Schema validation, Data sanitization

Historical/Version Information

Initial Release 2002
Latest Version OWL 2, 2012

Associated Types

Similar Extensions .rdf, .rdfs, .sparql

Software Compatibility

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