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WEB SEMANTIQUE [6 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-07-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Advertising Techniques
- Internet and Telematics
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- semantic targeting
1, record 1, English, semantic%20targeting
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Semantic targeting is a more advanced form of contextual targeting, using machine learning to understand the full meaning of a webpage's content rather than simply identifying matching keywords. 2, record 1, English, - semantic%20targeting
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Techniques publicitaires
- Internet et télématique
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- ciblage sémantique
1, record 1, French, ciblage%20s%C3%A9mantique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le ciblage sémantique est une forme de ciblage contextuel par laquelle le support publicitaire potentiel est analysé au niveau d’une page web en fonction du sens des phrases et mots présent dans la page. 1, record 1, French, - ciblage%20s%C3%A9mantique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2014-09-30
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Internet and Telematics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- semantic Web
1, record 2, English, semantic%20Web
correct, see observation
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- SemWeb 2, record 2, English, SemWeb
correct
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A set of formats and languages that find and analyze data on the World Wide Web, allowing consumers and businesses to understand all kinds of useful online information. 3, record 2, English, - semantic%20Web
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The semantic Web is taken as an approach to reduce the burden for the user and to automate the processing of Web content, making it machine-understandable rather than just machine-presentable. It is distinguished from natural language processing semantics insofar as it addresses a far broader range of multimedia resources than text, and is based on content description rather than (purely) linguistic/grammatical analysis. 2, record 2, English, - semantic%20Web
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
semantic Web: The Translation Bureau recommends in its revised 2013 Linguistic Recommendation that "Web" be capitalized when it stands alone as a noun meaning the "World Wide Web." 4, record 2, English, - semantic%20Web
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Internet et télématique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- Web sémantique
1, record 2, French, Web%20s%C3%A9mantique
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- toile sémantique 2, record 2, French, toile%20s%C3%A9mantique
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Partie enrichie de la toile, dans laquelle la recherche de l’information peut être facilitée grâce à une indexation automatisée et structurée du contenu et des liens. 2, record 2, French, - Web%20s%C3%A9mantique
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le Web sémantique permet de définir, à l'aide de métadonnées, des objets Web répartis. Les moteurs(interactifs) ou les agents(autonomes) peuvent ainsi rechercher, intégrer et réutiliser les objectifs voulus dans des applications et ce avec une grande précision. 3, record 2, French, - Web%20s%C3%A9mantique
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Web sémantique : Le Bureau de la traduction préconise dans sa Recommandation linguistique révisée en 2013 la majuscule initiale lorsque «Web» est employé seul, en tant que nom. 4, record 2, French, - Web%20s%C3%A9mantique
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
toile sémantique : terme et définition publiés au Journal officiel de la République française le 27 décembre 2009. 4, record 2, French, - Web%20s%C3%A9mantique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Internet y telemática
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- web semántica
1, record 2, Spanish, web%20sem%C3%A1ntica
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La web semántica es una web extendida, dotada de mayor significado en la que cualquier usuario en Internet podrá encontrar respuestas a sus preguntas de forma más rápida y sencilla gracias a una información mejor definida. 2, record 2, Spanish, - web%20sem%C3%A1ntica
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
web semántica: "web" se escribe con minúscula en este caso. "Web" como sustantivo se escribirá con mayúscula solo cuando haga referencia a la red mundial de comunicaciones (World Wide Web). 3, record 2, Spanish, - web%20sem%C3%A1ntica
Record 3 - internal organization data 2014-08-28
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Internet and Telematics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Resource Description Framework
1, record 3, English, Resource%20Description%20Framework
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
- RDF 1, record 3, English, RDF
correct
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A family of World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) specifications originally designed as a metadata data model. 2, record 3, English, - Resource%20Description%20Framework
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
It has come to be used as a general method for conceptual description or modeling of information that is implemented in [Web] resources, using a variety of syntax formats. 2, record 3, English, - Resource%20Description%20Framework
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Internet et télématique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- modèle RDF
1, record 3, French, mod%C3%A8le%20RDF
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- RDF 2, record 3, French, RDF
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Modèle de graphe destiné à décrire de façon formelle les ressources Web et leurs métadonnées, de façon à permettre le traitement automatique de telles descriptions. 3, record 3, French, - mod%C3%A8le%20RDF
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Développé par le W3C [Consortium World Wide Web], RDF est le langage de base du Web sémantique. 3, record 3, French, - mod%C3%A8le%20RDF
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Internet y telemática
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- Marco de Descripción de Recursos
1, record 3, Spanish, Marco%20de%20Descripci%C3%B3n%20de%20Recursos
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- RDF 1, record 3, Spanish, RDF
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
RDF representa un modelo de datos, un marco de referencias para la descripción de recursos semánticamente accesibles. 1, record 3, Spanish, - Marco%20de%20Descripci%C3%B3n%20de%20Recursos
Record 4 - internal organization data 2014-07-16
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Internet and Telematics
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- Web Ontology Language
1, record 4, English, Web%20Ontology%20Language
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
- OWL 1, record 4, English, OWL
correct, see observation
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
OWL is intended to be used when the information contained in documents needs to be processed by applications, as opposed to situations where the content only needs to be presented to humans. 2, record 4, English, - Web%20Ontology%20Language
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
OWL: Even though the natural initialism for "Web Ontology Language" is "WOL," the abbreviation "OWL" is used because it is an easily pronounced acronym that yields good logos, suggests wisdom and honours computer scientist William A. Martin’s One World Language knowledge representation project. 3, record 4, English, - Web%20Ontology%20Language
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Internet et télématique
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- langage d’ontologie Web
1, record 4, French, langage%20d%26rsquo%3Bontologie%20Web
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
- OWL 1, record 4, French, OWL
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- langage OWL 1, record 4, French, langage%20OWL
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Langage de balisage sémantique pour publier et partager des ontologies sur le Web. 2, record 4, French, - langage%20d%26rsquo%3Bontologie%20Web
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Internet y telemática
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- lenguaje de ontologías web
1, record 4, Spanish, lenguaje%20de%20ontolog%C3%ADas%20web
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Lenguaje de marcado para publicar y compartir datos usando ontologías en la WWW [World Wide Web]. 3, record 4, Spanish, - lenguaje%20de%20ontolog%C3%ADas%20web
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Lo que hace OWL es proporcionar un lenguaje para definir ontologías estructuradas que pueden ser utilizadas a través de diferentes sistemas. Las ontologías, que se encargan de definir los términos utilizados para describir y representar un área de conocimiento, son utilizadas por los usuarios, las bases de datos y las aplicaciones que necesitan compartir información específica, es decir, en un campo determinado como puede ser el de las finanzas, medicina, deporte, etc. Las ontologías incluyen definiciones de conceptos básicos en un campo determinado y la relación entre ellos. 1, record 4, Spanish, - lenguaje%20de%20ontolog%C3%ADas%20web
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
lenguaje de ontologías web: “web” se escribe en minúscula cuando se emplea como adjetivo, como en “página web”. En cuanto al número, es frecuente el plural invariable (sitios web). 4, record 4, Spanish, - lenguaje%20de%20ontolog%C3%ADas%20web
Record 5 - internal organization data 2011-12-19
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Programming Languages
- Internet and Telematics
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- Simple Knowledge Organization System
1, record 5, English, Simple%20Knowledge%20Organization%20System
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
- SKOS 1, record 5, English, SKOS
correct
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A family of formal languages designed for representation of thesauri, classification schemes, taxonomies, subject-heading systems, or any other type of structured controlled vocabulary. 1, record 5, English, - Simple%20Knowledge%20Organization%20System
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
SKOS is built upon RDF [Resource Description Framework] and RDFS [RDF Schema], and its main objective is to enable easy publication of controlled structured vocabularies for the Semantic Web. 1, record 5, English, - Simple%20Knowledge%20Organization%20System
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Langages de programmation
- Internet et télématique
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- Système simple d’organisation des connaissances
1, record 5, French, Syst%C3%A8me%20simple%20d%26rsquo%3Borganisation%20des%20connaissances
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
- SKOS 1, record 5, French, SKOS
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Famille de langages formels permettant une représentation standard des thésaurus, classifications ou tout autre type de vocabulaire contrôlé et structuré. 1, record 5, French, - Syst%C3%A8me%20simple%20d%26rsquo%3Borganisation%20des%20connaissances
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Construit sur la base du modèle de données standard RDF, son principal objectif est de permettre la publication facile de vocabulaires structurés pour leur utilisation dans le cadre du Web sémantique. 1, record 5, French, - Syst%C3%A8me%20simple%20d%26rsquo%3Borganisation%20des%20connaissances
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2011-11-24
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Information Theory
- Internet and Telematics
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- collective intelligence
1, record 6, English, collective%20intelligence
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[An] approach to producing intellectual content such as code, documents, indexing and decisions that results from individuals working together with no centralized authority. 1, record 6, English, - collective%20intelligence
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Théorie de l'information
- Internet et télématique
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- intelligence collective
1, record 6, French, intelligence%20collective
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les développements technologiques du dit «Web 2. 0» ou encore Web sémantique permettent le développement d’une intelligence collective sur Internet. Des outils tels que les Wiki, les [signets sociaux], les moteurs sociaux de recherche(par exemple Lycos IQ) favorisent l'échange et le partage de connaissance en s’appuyant sur la mutualisation du travail(rédaction, recherche d’information, expertise) de tout un chacun. 1, record 6, French, - intelligence%20collective
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Teoría de la información
- Internet y telemática
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- inteligencia colectiva
1, record 6, Spanish, inteligencia%20colectiva
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
El concepto de inteligencia colectiva se ve impulsado con las nuevas tecnologías de la información y la comunicación, especialmente con Internet. Con la Web 2.0 aparecen nuevas formas de relacionarse, en las que los consumidores pasan a ser también creadores, como consecuencia de una gran facilidad para la aportación de información. 2, record 6, Spanish, - inteligencia%20colectiva
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