What is Ontology?
	• Ontology is the standardization of meanings (i.e., terms and concepts of a language) • An Ontology models the meaning (“semantics”) of a Domain(s) • Ontology thus includes: • Objects (things) in the many domains of interest • The relationships between those things • The properties (and property values) of those things • The functions and processes involving those things • Constraints on and rules about those things