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
The South Africans blamed the deaths of 14 of their soldiers on the Rwandan Defense Forces, which President Cyril Ramaphosa disparagingly referred to as the "RDF militia."
From BBC • Feb. 7, 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
Maddie listened with her heart in her mouth, holding her headset to one ear and the telephone to the other, waiting for the girl at the RDF screen to pass her new information.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
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