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VoID

Vocabulary of Interlinked Datasets

RDF vocabulary for metadata about RDF datasets — statistics, access points, and interlinking information.

w3cdatasetsmetadata
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Class Hierarchy

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Use Cases

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01

Describe and discover linked datasets

02

Dataset statistics and quality metrics

03

Inter-dataset link documentation

04

Linked data catalog metadata

Details

Maintained By
W3C
License
Open
W3C Document LicenseW3C-Document-License
Attribution requiredW3C Interest Group Note (2011) — not a Recommendation.

Derivative works may be distributed only as software, supporting materials or documentation — not as a standalone or competing technical specification.

Derived from VoID, Copyright (c) 2010 World Wide Web Consortium. https://www.w3.org/Consortium/Legal/copyright-documents. Source: https://www.w3.org/TR/void/

Verified against the licence text on 2026-08-07.

Category
Web Standards
Website
https://www.w3.org/TR/void/

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