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Definition: Description Logic (DL)

By Jack Krupansky

A description logic (DL) is a knowledge representation language capable of defining and describing concepts, instances of concepts, and the semantics of both.

Singular of description logics.

See also: assertional box (ABox).

See also: terminological box (TBox).

See also: Web Ontology Language (OWL).

See Wikipedia article on "Description Logic".

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