Manchester syntax

Manchester syntax is a data notation created in 2006.

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The Manchester syntax is a user-friendly compact syntax for OWL 2 ontologies; it is frame-based, as opposed to the axiom-based other syntaxes for OWL 2. The Manchester Syntax is used in the OWL 2 Primer, and this document provides the language used there. It is expected that tools will extend the Manchester Syntax for their own purposes, and tool builders may collaboratively extend the common language.

Manchester syntax first developed in The University of Manchester
Read more about Manchester syntax on the web: 1.

Example from the web:

/**
 * @rdfs:comment A vegetarian pizza is a pizza that only has cheese toppings
 * and tomato toppings.
 *
 * @rdfs:label Pizza [en]
 * @rdfs:label Pizza [pt]
 */
Class: VegetarianPizza

EquivalentTo:

 Pizza and
 not (hasTopping some FishTopping) and
 not (hasTopping some MeatTopping)

DisjointWith:
 
 NonVegetarianPizza

Feature	Supported	Token	Example
MultiLine Comments	✓	/* */	/* A comment */
Comments	✓
Semantic Indentation	X

Manchester syntax - Data notation

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