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Knowledge Interchange Format

Knowledge Interchange Format proper noun: a computer language designed for communicating knowledge between independently running computer programs.

Proper noun

Knowledge Interchange Format

  1. (artificial intelligence) A computer language designed for communicating knowledge between independently running computer programs.
    • It is exemplified by the Knowledge Interchange Format (KIF)¹⁵, part of an approach described in the paper by Tenenbaum.1992, Charles J. Petrie, Enterprise Integration Modeling: Proceedings of the First International Conference, Introduction, page 7
    • The Knowledge Interchange Format is a proposed standard for the specification and interchange of ontologies.2000, William J. Raynor, Jr., The International Dictionary of Artificial Intelligence, page 155

Words formed from Knowledge Interchange Format

Questions about Knowledge Interchange Format

What does Knowledge Interchange Format mean?
Knowledge Interchange Format means a computer language designed for communicating knowledge between independently running computer programs.
What part of speech is Knowledge Interchange Format?
Knowledge Interchange Format is a proper noun.

Words near Knowledge Interchange Format in the dictionary

  1. knowledge engineer
  2. knowledge engineering
  3. knowledge engineers
  4. knowledge graph
  5. knowledge graphs
  6. Knowledge Interchange Format
  7. knowledge is power
  8. knowledge management
  9. knowledge map
  10. knowledge maps
  11. knowledge mining

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