RDF
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Computers. Resource Description Framework: a set of specifications for encoding and describing the meaning and content of documents and other resources on the World Wide Web; a standard that supports the semantic Web.
Example Sentences
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The sanctions will block any assets that the RDF or the four officers hold in the United States and criminalise any financial transactions with them.
From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026
"So much so that in this calendar year of 2025, the average weekly stock of RDF being stored on site is less than 50% of actually what is permitted."
From BBC • Jul. 17, 2025
"The RDF is pleased to announce that the two soldiers are now safely back in Rwanda," it said.
From Reuters • Jun. 11, 2022
The subsequent adoption of a range of standards, formats, languages, and protocols such as XML, OWL, and RDF has made it more straightforward to disentangle form and content, allowing for much easier data exchange.
From Slate • Nov. 30, 2015
You didn’t realize how advanced the RDF system was already, or how quickly we were training people to use it, or how far we could see with it.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
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