preferred label
type: AnnotationProperty
modified: 2005-09-29
term status: testing
issued: 2004-03-26
comment: No two concepts in the same concept scheme may have the same value for skos:prefLabel in a given language.
definition: The preferred lexical label for a resource, in a given language.
sub property of: label
example: prefLabel.rdf.xml

change note
type: AnnotationProperty
term status: unstable
issued: 2004-10-21
modified: 2005-10-05
definition: A note about a modification to a concept.
sub property of: note
example: changeNote.rdf.xml

related to
type: AnnotationProperty
term status: testing
issued: 2004-03-26
modified: 2005-09-29
definition: A concept with which there is an associative semantic relationship.
sub property of: seeAlso
example: related.rdf.xml
type: ObjectProperty
type: SymmetricProperty
sub property of: semantic relation

alternative symbolic label
type: AnnotationProperty
issued: 2004-03-26
modified: 2005-10-06
definition: An alternative symbolic label for a resource.
term status: testing
sub property of: symbolic label
example: altSymbol.rdf.xml

history note
type: AnnotationProperty
modified: 2005-10-05
term status: unstable
issued: 2004-10-21
definition: A note about the past state/use/meaning of a concept.
sub property of: note
example: historyNote.rdf.xml

member
type: AnnotationProperty
term status: unstable
issued: 2004-10-20
modified: 2005-09-29
definition: A member of a collection.
domain: Collection
example: member.rdf.xml
type: ObjectProperty
range: Resource

preferred symbolic label
type: AnnotationProperty
issued: 2004-03-26
term status: testing
modified: 2005-10-06
comment: No two concepts in the same concept scheme may have the same value for skos:prefSymbol.
definition: The preferred symbolic label for a resource.
sub property of: symbolic label
example: prefSymbol.rdf.xml

member list
type: AnnotationProperty
issued: 2004-10-20
modified: 2005-09-29
definition: An RDF list containing the members of an ordered collection.
term status: unstable
comment: The following rule applies for this property: [(?c skos:memberList ?l) elementOfList(?e,?l) implies (?c skos:member ?e)]
domain: Ordered Collection
example: member.rdf.xml
type: ObjectProperty
range: List

editorial note
type: AnnotationProperty
modified: 2005-10-05
issued: 2004-10-21
definition: A note for an editor, translator or maintainer of the vocabulary.
term status: unstable
sub property of: note
example: editorialNote.rdf.xml

example
type: AnnotationProperty
term status: testing
issued: 2004-03-26
modified: 2005-10-05
definition: An example of the use of a concept.
sub property of: note
example: example.rdf.xml

has subject
type: AnnotationProperty
issued: 2004-10-22
term status: unstable
modified: 2005-09-29
definition: A concept that is a subject of the resource.
comment: The following rule may be applied for this property: [(?d skos:subject ?x)(?x skos:broader ?y) implies (?d skos:subject ?y)]
sub property of: subject
example: subject.rdf.xml
type: ObjectProperty
range: Concept

identifier
type: AnnotationProperty
deprecated: true
modified: 2004-10-20
term status: unstable
issued: 2004-03-26
comment: Use or extend this property to indicate any non-URI code that is used to uniquely identify a concept within a conceptual scheme.
version info: This property is now deprecated. Use dc:identifier instead.
is replaced by: identifier
sub property of: value
domain: Concept

hidden label
type: AnnotationProperty
issued: 2004-12-15
modified: 2005-09-29
definition: A lexical label for a resource that should be hidden when generating visual displays of the resource, but should still be accessible to free text search operations.
term status: unstable
sub property of: label
example: hiddenLabel.rdf.xml

scope note
type: AnnotationProperty
modified: 2005-10-05
issued: 2004-03-26
definition: A note that helps to clarify the meaning of a concept.
term status: testing
sub property of: note
example: scopeNote.rdf.xml

note
issued: 2005-10-05
definition: A general note, for any purpose.
comment: This property may be used directly, or as a super-property for more specific note types.
term status: unstable
version info: This property replaces the two deprecated properties skos:privateNote and skos:publicNote. To describe a note for a particular audience (e.g. 'editor', 'indexer', 'general user') use a note property with a related resource description and the dc:audience property.
replaces: private note
replaces: public note
example: note.rdf.xml

has top concept
type: AnnotationProperty
issued: 2004-08-19
version info: This property replaces the deprecated skos:TopConcept class.
term status: testing
modified: 2005-09-29
definition: A top level concept in the concept scheme.
domain: Concept Scheme
replaces: Top Concept
example: hasTopConcept.rdf.xml
type: ObjectProperty
range: Concept

symbolic label
type: AnnotationProperty
issued: 2005-10-06
definition: An image that is a symbolic label for the resource.
term status: unstable
comment: This property is roughly analagous to rdfs:label, but for labelling resources with images that have retrievable representations, rather than RDF literals.
domain: Resource
example: symbol.rdf.xml
type: ObjectProperty
range: Image

definition
type: AnnotationProperty
modified: 2005-10-05
issued: 2004-03-26
definition: A statement or formal explanation of the meaning of a concept.
term status: testing
sub property of: note
example: definition.rdf.xml

in scheme
type: AnnotationProperty
term status: testing
issued: 2004-03-26
modified: 2005-09-29
comment: A concept may be a member of more than one concept scheme.
definition: A concept scheme in which the concept is included.
domain: Concept
example: inScheme.rdf.xml
type: ObjectProperty
range: Concept Scheme

alternative label
type: AnnotationProperty
issued: 2004-03-26
term status: testing
modified: 2005-09-29
comment: Acronyms, abbreviations, spelling variants, and irregular plural/singular forms may be included among the alternative labels for a concept. Mis-spelled terms are normally included as hidden labels (see skos:hiddenLabel).
definition: An alternative lexical label for a resource.
sub property of: label
example: altLabel.rdf.xml

has broader
type: ObjectProperty
type: TransitiveProperty
issued: 2004-03-26
term status: testing
modified: 2005-09-29
definition: A concept that is more general in meaning.
comment: Broader concepts are typically rendered as parents in a concept hierarchy (tree).
inverse of: has narrower
sub property of: semantic relation
example: broader.rdf.xml
change note:
  comment: CHANGE-TYPE-A

sub-class of
type: ObjectProperty
type: TransitiveProperty
deprecated: true
term status: unstable
issued: 2004-03-26
modified: 2004-10-18
version info: This term has been moved to the 'SKOS Extensions' vocabulary. See http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/extensions/
comment: An extension of the 'broader' property to specify the class subsumption (sub-class/super-class) relationship between two concepts. This property is semantically equivalent to the 'rdfs:subClassOf' property.
sub property of: subClassOf
sub property of: has broader
is replaced by: broaderGeneric

instance of
type: ObjectProperty
deprecated: true
comment: An extension of the 'broader' property to specify the instantiation (instance of) relationship between two concepts. This property is semantically equivalent to the 'rdf:type' property.
issued: 2004-03-26
modified: 2004-10-18
version info: This term has been moved to the 'SKOS Extensions' vocabulary. See http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/extensions/
term status: unstable
sub property of: type
sub property of: has broader
is replaced by: broaderInstantive

part of
type: ObjectProperty
type: TransitiveProperty
deprecated: true
issued: 2004-03-26
version info: This term has been moved to the 'SKOS Extensions' vocabulary. See http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/extensions/
modified: 2004-10-18
comment: An extension of the 'broader' property to specify a partitive (part of) relationship between two concepts.
term status: unstable
sub property of: isPartOf
sub property of: has broader
is replaced by: broaderPartitive

is primary subject of
type: ObjectProperty
issued: 2004-10-22
term status: unstable
modified: 2005-09-29
definition: A resource for which the concept is the primary subject.
sub property of: is subject of
example: isPrimarySubjectOf.rdf.xml
change note:
  comment: CHANGE-TYPE-A

is subject of
type: ObjectProperty
issued: 2004-10-22
term status: unstable
modified: 2005-09-29
definition: A resource for which the concept is a subject.
domain: Concept
inverse of: has subject
example: isSubjectOf.rdf.xml

has narrower
type: ObjectProperty
type: TransitiveProperty
term status: testing
issued: 2004-03-26
modified: 2005-09-29
definition: A concept that is more specific in meaning.
comment: Narrower concepts are typically rendered as children in a concept hierarchy (tree).
sub property of: semantic relation
example: narrower.rdf.xml

super-class of
type: ObjectProperty
type: TransitiveProperty
deprecated: true
comment: This property is the inverse of the 'broaderGeneric' property.
term status: unstable
issued: 2004-03-26
version info: This term has been moved to the 'SKOS Extensions' vocabulary. See http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/extensions/
modified: 2004-10-18
inverse of: sub-class of
sub property of: has narrower
is replaced by: narrowerGeneric

has instance
type: ObjectProperty
deprecated: true
modified: 2004-10-18
term status: unstable
issued: 2004-03-26
version info: This term has been moved to the 'SKOS Extensions' vocabulary. See http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/extensions/
comment: This property is the inverse of the 'broaderInstantive' property.
inverse of: instance of
sub property of: has narrower
is replaced by: narrowerInstantive

has part
type: ObjectProperty
type: TransitiveProperty
deprecated: true
modified: 2004-10-18
comment: This property is the inverse of the 'broaderPartitive' property.
issued: 2004-03-26
term status: unstable
version info: This term has been moved to the 'SKOS Extensions' vocabulary. See http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/extensions/
sub property of: hasPart
inverse of: part of
sub property of: has narrower
is replaced by: narrowerPartitive

has primary subject
type: ObjectProperty
issued: 2004-10-22
term status: unstable
modified: 2005-09-29
definition: A concept that is the primary subject of the resource.
comment: A resource may have only one primary subject per concept scheme.
inverse of: is primary subject of
sub property of: has subject
example: primarySubject.rdf.xml
change note:
  comment: CHANGE-TYPE-A

has part
type: ObjectProperty
type: TransitiveProperty
deprecated: true
modified: 2004-10-18
issued: 2004-03-26
comment: This property is the inverse of the 'relatedPartOf' property.
term status: unstable
version info: This term has been moved to the 'SKOS Extensions' vocabulary. See http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/extensions/
sub property of: hasPart
sub property of: related to
inverse of: part of
is replaced by: relatedHasPart

part of
type: ObjectProperty
type: TransitiveProperty
deprecated: true
issued: 2004-03-26
version info: This term has been moved to the 'SKOS Extensions' vocabulary. See http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/extensions/
comment: An extension of the 'related' property. Use this property to express a partitive relationship between concepts, where it is desired that such a relationship be treated as associative (i.e. linking separate branches of a hierarchy) and NOT hierarchical.
term status: unstable
modified: 2004-10-18
sub property of: isPartOf
sub property of: related to
is replaced by: relatedPartOf

semantic relation
type: ObjectProperty
issued: 2004-03-26
modified: 2005-09-29
definition: A concept related by meaning.
comment: This property should not be used directly, but as a super-property for all properties denoting a relationship of meaning between concepts.
term status: testing
domain: Concept
range: Concept
example: semanticRelation.rdf.xml

subject indicator
type: ObjectProperty
type: InverseFunctionalProperty
issued: 2004-11-11
modified: 2005-09-29
definition: A subject indicator for a concept. [The notion of 'subject indicator' is defined here with reference to the latest definition endorsed by the OASIS Published Subjects Technical Committee.]
comment: This property allows subject indicators to be used for concept identification in place of or in addition to directly assigned URIs.
term status: unstable
domain: Concept
example: subjectIndicator.rdf.xml
range: Document

Collection
issued: 2004-10-20
term status: unstable
modified: 2005-09-29
definition: A meaningful collection of concepts.
comment: Labelled collections can be used with collectable semantic relation properties e.g. skos:narrower, where you would like a set of concepts to be displayed under a 'node label' in the hierarchy.
example: Collection.rdf.xml

Concept
term status: testing
issued: 2004-03-26
modified: 2005-09-29
definition: An abstract idea or notion; a unit of thought.
example: Concept.rdf.xml

Concept Scheme
modified: 2005-10-14
term status: testing
issued: 2004-03-26
comment: A concept scheme may be defined to include concepts from different sources.
definition: A set of concepts, optionally including statements about semantic relationships between those concepts.
comment: Thesauri, classification schemes, subject heading lists, taxonomies, 'folksonomies', and other types of controlled vocabulary are all examples of concept schemes. Concept schemes are also embedded in glossaries and terminologies.
example: ConceptScheme.rdf.xml

Ordered Collection
type: Class
subclass of: Collection
issued: 2004-10-20
definition: An ordered collection of concepts, where both the grouping and the ordering are meaningful.
term status: unstable
modified: 2005-09-29
comment: Ordered collections can be used with collectable semantic relation properties, where you would like a set of concepts to be displayed in a specific order, and optionally under a 'node label'.
example: OrderedCollection.rdf.xml

public note
deprecated: true
term status: unstable
modified: 2005-10-05
issued: 2004-10-21
definition: A general note intended for public consumption.
comment: This property can be used directly for general notes, or as a super-property for more specific note types where the notes are intended for public consumption.
version info: This property now replaced by skos:note. To describe a note for a particular audience (e.g. 'editor', 'indexer', 'general user') use a note property with a related resource description and the dc:audience property.
is replaced by: note
example: publicNote.rdf.xml
change note:
  comment: CHANGE-TYPE-B

core fr
description: Gives labels, comments and definitions in French.

Collectable Property
issued: 2004-10-20
modified: 2005-09-29
definition: A property which can be used with a skos:Collection.
comment: The following rule applies for this property: [(?x ?p ?c) (?c skos:member ?y) (?p rdf:type skos:CollectableProperty) implies (?x ?p ?y)]
term status: unstable
example: CollectableProperty.rdf.xml

core de
description: Gives labels, comments and definitions in German.

SKOS Core Vocabulary 2005-10-14 '2nd W3C Public Working Draft' Edition
issued: 2005-10-14
description: The 2005-10-14 '2nd W3C Public Working Draft' edition of the SKOS Core Vocabulary.
is version of: SKOS Core Vocabulary

core nl
description: Gives labels, comments and definitions in Dutch.

Top Concept
deprecated: true
term status: unstable
comment: A concept that sits at the top of the concept hierarchy.
modified: 2004-08-19
version info: This class is now deprecated. To indicate that a concept is a top concept in a scheme, now use the skos:hasTopConcept property.
issued: 2004-03-26
is replaced by: has top concept

SKOS Core Vocabulary
modified: 2005-10-14
description: An RDF vocabulary for describing the basic structure and content of concept schemes such as thesauri, classification schemes, subject heading lists, taxonomies, 'folksonomies', other types of controlled vocabulary, and also concept schemes embedded in glossaries and terminologies.
creator: Dave Beckett
contributor: Members of the public-esw-thes@w3.org mailing list.
creator: Nikki Rogers
creator: Alistair Miles
has version: SKOS Core Vocabulary 2005-10-14 '2nd W3C Public Working Draft' Edition

core pt
description: Gives labels, comments and definitions in Portuguese.

private note
deprecated: true
modified: 2005-10-05
term status: unstable
issued: 2004-10-21
definition: A general note not intended for public consumption.
comment: This property can be used directly for general notes, or as a super-property for more specific note types where the notes are NOT intended for public consumption.
version info: This property now replaced by skos:note. To describe a note for a particular audience (e.g. 'editor', 'indexer', 'general user') use a note property with a related resource description and the dc:audience property.
is replaced by: note
example: privateNote.rdf.xml
change note:
  comment: CHANGE-TYPE-B