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Revision as of 16:50, 24 April 2022
Full Title or Meme
The branch of metaphysics dealing with the nature of being aka a specification of a conceptualization of reality.
Context
- Whereas the origin of the word was used for the discussion of the essence of things in the real world, in computer science it is used for a collection of abstract ideas in any specific domain.
- Some in the field confuse these terms, but convergence on the real meaning is not likely:
- Data Dictionary - mostly used by data base architects.
- Taxonomy - used to categorize concepts into distinct taxa.
- Ontology - used to add significance to a data dictionary.
Problems
- Most of Philosophy is arguing about the meaning and use of words. The idea that there will be a single ontology of any domain in computer science is absurd, which doesn't deter anyone from creating new ones all the time.
