RDF Store

A database is a program that stores data, making them available for future use. An RDF data storage solution is no different; the RDF data are kept in a system called an RDF store. It is typical for an RDF data store to be accompanied by a parser and a serializer to populate the store and publish information from the store, respectively. Just as is the case for conventional (e.g., relational) data stores, an RDF store may also include a query engine, as described in the next section. Conventional data stores are differentiated based on a variety of performance features, including the volume of data that can be stored, the speed with which data can be accessed or updated, and the variety of query languages supported by the query engine. ...

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