Web Ontology Language (OWL)
Web Ontology Language is a markup language for publishing and sharing data using ontologies on the Internet. OWL is a vocabulary extension of the Resource Description Framework (RDF) and is derived from the DAML+OIL Web Ontology Language.
The acronym for Web Ontology Language is mixed, and should really be WOL, not OWL. Some believe that the order was chosen in honor of the character Owl from Winnie the Pooh, who wrote his name WOL instead of OWL. In reality, OWL was proposed as an acronym that would be easily pronounced, yield good logos, suggest wisdom, and honor William A. Martin's One World Language KR project from the 1970s.
More Info: http://www.w3.org/TR/owl-features/
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