Defining Domain-Specific Vocabulary

• Defining domain-specific vocabulary is a major barrier to knowledge base construction

• Typically, one wants to use existing vocabularies

  • Most domains have consensus-standard vocabularies

• KB building is significantly simplified by providing –

  • Reusable vocabularies
  • Tools for –
    • Assembling
    • Customizing
    • Extending
    vocabularies

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