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A thesaurus is a book that lists words grouped together according to similarity of meaning (containing synonyms and sometimes antonyms), in contrast to a dictionary, which contains definitions and pronunciations. | A thesaurus is a book that lists words grouped together according to similarity of meaning (containing synonyms and sometimes antonyms), in contrast to a dictionary, which contains definitions and pronunciations. | ||
| − | In Information Science, Library Science, and Information Technology, specialized thesauri are designed for information retrieval. They are a type of controlled vocabulary, for indexing or tagging purposes. | + | |
| + | In Information Science, Library Science, and Information Technology, specialized thesauri are designed for information retrieval. They are a type of controlled vocabulary, for indexing or tagging purposes. If you want more information about term you can take a look at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thesaurus | ||
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OpenKM can working with thesaurus defined in '''.owl''' and '''.rdfs''' formats. | OpenKM can working with thesaurus defined in '''.owl''' and '''.rdfs''' formats. | ||
[[Category: Installation Guide]] | [[Category: Installation Guide]] | ||
Revision as of 12:18, 15 April 2010
A thesaurus is a book that lists words grouped together according to similarity of meaning (containing synonyms and sometimes antonyms), in contrast to a dictionary, which contains definitions and pronunciations.
In Information Science, Library Science, and Information Technology, specialized thesauri are designed for information retrieval. They are a type of controlled vocabulary, for indexing or tagging purposes. If you want more information about term you can take a look at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thesaurus
OpenKM can working with thesaurus defined in .owl and .rdfs formats.
