W3C

RDF Vocabulary Description Language 1.0: RDF Schema

W3C Recommendation 10 February 2004

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Appendix A: RDF Schema as RDF/XML

An RDFS description of the RDF vocabulary and RDFS vocabulary is given here in RDF/XML syntax. It includes statements describing RDF resources originally introduced by the 1999 RDF Model and Syntax specification, as well as definitions for resources introduced in the RDF Core Schema vocabulary.

This material is also available as a separate RDF/XML document. It does not necessarily match the content published at the RDF namespace URI or the RDFS namespace URI, which may evolve over time. 

<rdf:RDF
  xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#"
  xmlns:rdfs="http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#"
  xmlns:owl="http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#">

<owl:Ontology rdf:about="http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#"/>

<rdfs:Class rdf:about="http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Resource">
  <rdfs:isDefinedBy rdf:resource="http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#"/>
  <rdfs:label>Resource</rdfs:label>
  <rdfs:comment>The class resource, everything.</rdfs:comment>
</rdfs:Class>

<rdf:Property rdf:about="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#type">
  <rdfs:isDefinedBy rdf:resource="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#"/>
  <rdfs:label>type</rdfs:label>
  <rdfs:comment>The subject is an instance of a class.</rdfs:comment>
  <rdfs:range rdf:resource="http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Class"/>
  <rdfs:domain rdf:resource="http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Resource"/>
</rdf:Property>

<rdfs:Class rdf:about="http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Class">
  <rdfs:isDefinedBy rdf:resource="http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#"/>
  <rdfs:label>Class</rdfs:label>
  <rdfs:comment>The class of classes.</rdfs:comment>
  <rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource="http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Resource"/>
</rdfs:Class>

<rdf:Property rdf:about="http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#subClassOf">
  <rdfs:isDefinedBy rdf:resource="http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#"/>
  <rdfs:label>subClassOf</rdfs:label>
  <rdfs:comment>The subject is a subclass of a class.</rdfs:comment>
  <rdfs:range rdf:resource="http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Class"/>
  <rdfs:domain rdf:resource="http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Class"/>
</rdf:Property>

<rdf:Property rdf:about="http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#subPropertyOf">
  <rdfs:isDefinedBy rdf:resource="http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#"/>
  <rdfs:label>subPropertyOf</rdfs:label>
  <rdfs:comment>The subject is a subproperty of a property.</rdfs:comment>
  <rdfs:range rdf:resource="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#Property"/>
  <rdfs:domain rdf:resource="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#Property"/>
</rdf:Property>

<rdfs:Class rdf:about="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#Property">
  <rdfs:isDefinedBy rdf:resource="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#"/>
  <rdfs:label>Property</rdfs:label>
  <rdfs:comment>The class of RDF properties.</rdfs:comment>
  <rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource="http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Resource"/>
</rdfs:Class>

<rdf:Property rdf:about="http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#comment">
  <rdfs:isDefinedBy rdf:resource="http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#"/>
  <rdfs:label>comment</rdfs:label>
  <rdfs:comment>A description of the subject resource.</rdfs:comment>
  <rdfs:domain rdf:resource="http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Resource"/>
  <rdfs:range rdf:resource="http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal"/>
</rdf:Property>

<rdf:Property rdf:about="http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label">
  <rdfs:isDefinedBy rdf:resource="http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#"/>
  <rdfs:label>label</rdfs:label>
  <rdfs:comment>A human-readable name for the subject.</rdfs:comment>
  <rdfs:domain rdf:resource="http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Resource"/>
  <rdfs:range rdf:resource="http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal"/>
</rdf:Property>

<rdf:Property rdf:about="http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#domain">
  <rdfs:isDefinedBy rdf:resource="http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#"/>
  <rdfs:label>domain</rdfs:label>
  <rdfs:comment>A domain of the subject property.</rdfs:comment>
 <rdfs:range rdf:resource="http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Class"/>
  <rdfs:domain rdf:resource="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#Property"/>
</rdf:Property>

<rdf:Property rdf:about="http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#range">
  <rdfs:isDefinedBy rdf:resource="http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#"/>
  <rdfs:label>range</rdfs:label>
  <rdfs:comment>A range of the subject property.</rdfs:comment>
  <rdfs:range rdf:resource="http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Class"/>
  <rdfs:domain rdf:resource="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#Property"/>
</rdf:Property>

<rdf:Property rdf:about="http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#seeAlso">
  <rdfs:isDefinedBy rdf:resource="http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#"/>
  <rdfs:label>seeAlso</rdfs:label>
  <rdfs:comment>Further information about the subject resource.</rdfs:comment>
  <rdfs:range rdf:resource="http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Resource"/>
  <rdfs:domain   rdf:resource="http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Resource"/>
</rdf:Property>

<rdf:Property rdf:about="http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#isDefinedBy">
  <rdfs:isDefinedBy rdf:resource="http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#"/>
  <rdfs:subPropertyOf rdf:resource="http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#seeAlso"/>
  <rdfs:label>isDefinedBy</rdfs:label>
  <rdfs:comment>The defininition of the subject resource.</rdfs:comment>
  <rdfs:range rdf:resource="http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Resource"/>
  <rdfs:domain rdf:resource="http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Resource"/>
</rdf:Property>

<rdfs:Class rdf:about="http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal">
  <rdfs:isDefinedBy rdf:resource="http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#"/>
  <rdfs:label>Literal</rdfs:label>
  <rdfs:comment>The class of literal values, eg. textual strings and integers.</rdfs:comment>
  <rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource="http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Resource"/>
</rdfs:Class>

<rdfs:Class rdf:about="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#Statement">
  <rdfs:isDefinedBy rdf:resource="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#"/>
  <rdfs:label>Statement</rdfs:label>
  <rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource="http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Resource"/>
  <rdfs:comment>The class of RDF statements.</rdfs:comment>
</rdfs:Class>

<rdf:Property rdf:about="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#subject">
  <rdfs:isDefinedBy rdf:resource="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#"/>
  <rdfs:label>subject</rdfs:label>
  <rdfs:comment>The subject of the subject RDF statement.</rdfs:comment>
  <rdfs:domain rdf:resource="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#Statement"/>
  <rdfs:range rdf:resource="http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Resource"/>
</rdf:Property>

<rdf:Property rdf:about="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#predicate">
  <rdfs:isDefinedBy rdf:resource="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#"/>
  <rdfs:label>predicate</rdfs:label>
  <rdfs:comment>The predicate of the subject RDF statement.</rdfs:comment>
  <rdfs:domain rdf:resource="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#Statement"/>
  <rdfs:range rdf:resource="http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Resource"/>
</rdf:Property>

<rdf:Property rdf:about="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#object">
  <rdfs:isDefinedBy rdf:resource="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#"/>
  <rdfs:label>object</rdfs:label>
  <rdfs:comment>The object of the subject RDF statement.</rdfs:comment>
  <rdfs:domain rdf:resource="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#Statement"/>
  <rdfs:range rdf:resource="http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Resource"/>
</rdf:Property>

<rdfs:Class rdf:about="http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Container">
  <rdfs:isDefinedBy rdf:resource="http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#"/>
  <rdfs:label>Container</rdfs:label>
  <rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource="http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Resource"/>
  <rdfs:comment>The class of RDF containers.</rdfs:comment>
</rdfs:Class>

<rdfs:Class rdf:about="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#Bag">
  <rdfs:isDefinedBy rdf:resource="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#"/>
  <rdfs:label>Bag</rdfs:label>
  <rdfs:comment>The class of unordered containers.</rdfs:comment>
  <rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource="http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Container"/>
</rdfs:Class>

<rdfs:Class rdf:about="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#Seq">
  <rdfs:isDefinedBy rdf:resource="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#"/>
  <rdfs:label>Seq</rdfs:label>
  <rdfs:comment>The class of ordered containers.</rdfs:comment>
  <rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource="http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Container"/>
</rdfs:Class>

<rdfs:Class rdf:about="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#Alt">
  <rdfs:isDefinedBy rdf:resource="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#"/>
  <rdfs:label>Alt</rdfs:label>
  <rdfs:comment>The class of containers of alternatives.</rdfs:comment>
  <rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource="http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Container"/>
</rdfs:Class>

<rdfs:Class rdf:about="http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#ContainerMembershipProperty">
  <rdfs:isDefinedBy rdf:resource="http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#"/>
  <rdfs:label>ContainerMembershipProperty</rdfs:label>
  <rdfs:comment>The class of container membership properties, rdf:_1, rdf:_2, ...,
                    all of which are sub-properties of 'member'.</rdfs:comment>
  <rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#Property"/>
</rdfs:Class>

<rdf:Property rdf:about="http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#member">
  <rdfs:isDefinedBy rdf:resource="http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#"/>
  <rdfs:label>member</rdfs:label>
  <rdfs:comment>A member of the subject resource.</rdfs:comment>
  <rdfs:domain rdf:resource="http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Resource"/>
  <rdfs:range rdf:resource="http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Resource"/>
</rdf:Property>

<rdf:Property rdf:about="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#value">
  <rdfs:isDefinedBy rdf:resource="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#"/>
  <rdfs:label>value</rdfs:label>
  <rdfs:comment>Idiomatic property used for structured values.</rdfs:comment>
  <rdfs:domain rdf:resource="http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Resource"/>
  <rdfs:range rdf:resource="http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Resource"/>
</rdf:Property>

<!-- the following are new additions, Nov 2002 -->

<rdfs:Class rdf:about="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#List">
  <rdfs:isDefinedBy rdf:resource="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#"/>
  <rdfs:label>List</rdfs:label>
  <rdfs:comment>The class of RDF Lists.</rdfs:comment>
  <rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource="http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Resource"/></rdfs:Class>

<rdf:List rdf:about="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#nil">
  <rdfs:isDefinedBy rdf:resource="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#"/>
  <rdfs:label>nil</rdfs:label>
  <rdfs:comment>The empty list, with no items in it. If the rest of a list is nil then the list has no more items in it.</rdfs:comment>
</rdf:List>

<rdf:Property rdf:about="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#first">
  <rdfs:isDefinedBy rdf:resource="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#"/>
  <rdfs:label>first</rdfs:label>
  <rdfs:comment>The first item in the subject RDF list.</rdfs:comment>
  <rdfs:domain rdf:resource="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#List"/>
  <rdfs:range rdf:resource="http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Resource"/>
</rdf:Property>

<rdf:Property rdf:about="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#rest">
  <rdfs:isDefinedBy rdf:resource="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#"/>
  <rdfs:label>rest</rdfs:label>
  <rdfs:comment>The rest of the subject RDF list after the first item.</rdfs:comment>
  <rdfs:domain rdf:resource="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#List"/>
  <rdfs:range rdf:resource="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#List"/>
</rdf:Property>

<rdfs:Class rdf:about="http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Datatype">
  <rdfs:isDefinedBy rdf:resource="http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#"/>
  <rdfs:label>Datatype</rdfs:label>
  <rdfs:comment>The class of RDF datatypes.</rdfs:comment>
  <rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource="http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Class"/>
</rdfs:Class>
	
<rdfs:Datatype rdf:about="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#XMLLiteral">
  <rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource="http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal"/> 
  <rdfs:isDefinedBy rdf:resource="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#"/>
  <rdfs:label>XMLLiteral</rdfs:label>
  <rdfs:comment>The class of XML literal values.</rdfs:comment>
</rdfs:Datatype>

<rdf:Description rdf:about="http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#">
  <rdfs:seeAlso rdf:resource="http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema-more"/>
</rdf:Description>

</rdf:RDF>

RDF/XML Metadata