RDF 1.1 N-Quads

E171300

RDF 1.1 syntax RDF serialization format W3C specification

RDF 1.1 N-Quads is a W3C serialization format for RDF datasets that extends N-Triples by supporting named graphs through four-part statements.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
N-Quads	2
RDF 1.1 N-Quads canonical	2
RDF 1.1 N-Quads Recommendation 2014	1
RDF 1.1 N-Quads W3C Recommendation	1
RDF 1.1 specifications	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1492141 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: RDF 1.1 N-Quads
Context triple: [RDF, definedInSpecification, RDF 1.1 N-Quads]

A. RDF
RDF (Resource Description Framework) is a standard model for data interchange on the Web that represents information as subject–predicate–object triples to enable structured, machine-readable metadata and knowledge graphs.
B. RDFS
RDFS (RDF Schema) is a semantic web vocabulary language used to define the structure, classes, and properties of RDF data.
C. Cool URIs for the Semantic Web
Cool URIs for the Semantic Web is a W3C note that provides best-practice guidelines on designing stable, resolvable web identifiers (URIs) for publishing and linking semantic web data.
D. OWL 2 RL
OWL 2 RL is a profile of the Web Ontology Language designed for scalable reasoning using rule-based systems, enabling efficient inference over large datasets.
E. OWL 2 QL
OWL 2 QL is a lightweight profile of the Web Ontology Language designed to enable efficient query answering over large datasets using standard relational database technologies.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: RDF 1.1 N-Quads
Target entity description: RDF 1.1 N-Quads is a W3C serialization format for RDF datasets that extends N-Triples by supporting named graphs through four-part statements.

A. RDF
RDF (Resource Description Framework) is a standard model for data interchange on the Web that represents information as subject–predicate–object triples to enable structured, machine-readable metadata and knowledge graphs.
B. RDFS
RDFS (RDF Schema) is a semantic web vocabulary language used to define the structure, classes, and properties of RDF data.
C. Cool URIs for the Semantic Web
Cool URIs for the Semantic Web is a W3C note that provides best-practice guidelines on designing stable, resolvable web identifiers (URIs) for publishing and linking semantic web data.
D. OWL 2 RL
OWL 2 RL is a profile of the Web Ontology Language designed for scalable reasoning using rule-based systems, enabling efficient inference over large datasets.
E. OWL 2 QL
OWL 2 QL is a lightweight profile of the Web Ontology Language designed to enable efficient query answering over large datasets using standard relational database technologies.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	RDF 1.1 syntax ⓘ RDF serialization format ⓘ W3C specification ⓘ
basedOn	RDF 1.1 Concepts and Abstract Syntax ⓘ surface form: RDF 1.1 abstract syntax
compatibleWith	RDF 1.1 Concepts and Abstract Syntax ⓘ
conformsTo	RDF 1.1 Concepts and Abstract Syntax ⓘ surface form: RDF 1.1 Concepts
constrains	one quad per line ⓘ
definedIn	RDF 1.1 N-Quads self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: RDF 1.1 N-Quads W3C Recommendation
designedFor	exchange of RDF datasets ⓘ serialization of RDF datasets ⓘ
extends	N-Triples ⓘ
fullName	RDF 1.1 N-Quads self-link ⓘ
graphComponent	graph name ⓘ object ⓘ predicate ⓘ subject ⓘ
graphNameCanBe	IRI ⓘ blank node ⓘ
hasVersion	RDF 1.1 N-Quads self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: RDF 1.1 N-Quads Recommendation 2014
mediaType	application/n-quads ⓘ
partOf	RDF 1.1 family of specifications ⓘ surface form: RDF 1.1
primaryPurpose	simple concrete syntax for RDF datasets ⓘ
publicationYear	2014 ⓘ
relatedTo	N-Triples ⓘ surface form: RDF 1.1 N-Triples TriG ⓘ Turtle ⓘ
serializationStyle	line-based ⓘ plain text ⓘ
shortName	RDF 1.1 N-Quads self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: N-Quads
standardizedBy	World Wide Web Consortium ⓘ surface form: W3C World Wide Web Consortium ⓘ
statementArity	four-part statements ⓘ
status	W3C Recommendation ⓘ
supports	RDF datasets ⓘ default graph ⓘ named graphs ⓘ
supportsFeature	IRIs ⓘ blank nodes ⓘ datatyped literals ⓘ language-tagged strings ⓘ literals ⓘ
syntaxFamily	RDF line-based syntaxes ⓘ
terminatesStatementsWith	period ⓘ
useCase	logging RDF statements with provenance ⓘ storing multiple RDF graphs in one file ⓘ
usesCharacterEncoding	Unicode ⓘ
usesFileExtension	.nq ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

RDF → definedInSpecification → RDF 1.1 N-Quads ⓘ

N-Triples → partOf → RDF 1.1 N-Quads ⓘ

this entity surface form: RDF 1.1 specifications

TriG → relatedTo → RDF 1.1 N-Quads ⓘ

this entity surface form: N-Quads

RDF 1.1 N-Quads → fullName → RDF 1.1 N-Quads self-link ⓘ

RDF 1.1 N-Quads → shortName → RDF 1.1 N-Quads self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: N-Quads

RDF 1.1 N-Quads → hasVersion → RDF 1.1 N-Quads self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: RDF 1.1 N-Quads Recommendation 2014

RDF 1.1 N-Quads → definedIn → RDF 1.1 N-Quads self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: RDF 1.1 N-Quads W3C Recommendation

All labels observed (5)

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Statements (47)

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Referenced by (7)

How this entity was disambiguated

How these facts were elicited