SHACL
E171301
SHACL is a W3C standard language for validating RDF data against a set of constraints or shapes.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shapes Constraint Language | 2 |
| SHACL canonical | 1 |
| SHACL-SPARQL extension | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1492147 — 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: SHACL Context triple: [RDF, relatedStandard, SHACL]
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A.
OWL
OWL (Web Ontology Language) is a W3C-recommended semantic web language used to define and share rich, machine-interpretable ontologies on the web.
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B.
SPARQL
SPARQL is a semantic query language and protocol used to retrieve and manipulate data stored in Resource Description Framework (RDF) format on the Semantic Web.
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C.
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.
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D.
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.
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E.
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.
- 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: SHACL Target entity description: SHACL is a W3C standard language for validating RDF data against a set of constraints or shapes.
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A.
OWL
OWL (Web Ontology Language) is a W3C-recommended semantic web language used to define and share rich, machine-interpretable ontologies on the web.
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B.
SPARQL
SPARQL is a semantic query language and protocol used to retrieve and manipulate data stored in Resource Description Framework (RDF) format on the Semantic Web.
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C.
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.
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D.
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.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
RDF validation language
ⓘ
W3C standard ⓘ constraint language ⓘ |
| acronymFor |
Shapes Constraint Language
ⓘ
linked to:
SHACL
|
| basedOn | RDF ⓘ |
| competesWith | ShEx ⓘ |
| developedBy | World Wide Web Consortium ⓘ |
| domain |
Linked Data
ⓘ
RDF ⓘ Semantic Web ⓘ |
| fullName |
Shapes Constraint Language
ⓘ
linked to:
SHACL
|
| hasAbbreviation |
W3C
ⓘ
linked to:
World Wide Web Consortium
|
| hasFeature |
SHACL-SPARQL extension
ⓘ
linked to:
SHACL
cardinality constraints ⓘ class constraints ⓘ constraint severity levels ⓘ core language ⓘ datatype constraints ⓘ message templates ⓘ path expressions for properties ⓘ pattern constraints ⓘ shape deactivation ⓘ targets for selecting focus nodes ⓘ validation report vocabulary ⓘ value range constraints ⓘ |
| purpose |
define shapes for RDF nodes
ⓘ
express constraints on RDF graphs ⓘ validate RDF data ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
OWL
ⓘ
RDF Schema ⓘ
linked to:
RDFS
ShEx ⓘ |
| serializationFormat |
JSON-LD
ⓘ
RDF/XML ⓘ Turtle ⓘ |
| specificationLanguage | RDF ⓘ |
| standardizedBy | World Wide Web Consortium ⓘ |
| status | W3C Recommendation ⓘ |
| supports |
SPARQL-based constraints
ⓘ
built-in constraint components ⓘ closed shapes ⓘ constraints on RDF classes ⓘ constraints on RDF properties ⓘ constraints on RDF terms ⓘ function libraries ⓘ logical constraint combinations ⓘ node shapes ⓘ property shapes ⓘ severity levels ⓘ shapes graphs ⓘ shapes inheritance ⓘ target declarations ⓘ user-defined constraint components ⓘ validation reports ⓘ |
| usedFor |
constraint-based data modeling
ⓘ
data quality checking ⓘ interoperability of RDF datasets ⓘ schema validation for RDF ⓘ |
| usesDataModel | RDF graph ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: SHACL Description of subject: SHACL is a W3C standard language for validating RDF data against a set of constraints or shapes.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: SHACL
linked to: SHACL