The World Wide Web is currently starting to move from the first generation to the second generation: the Semantic Web. Ontologies are the backbone for this Semantic Web. This paper aims to introduce and give the readers an overview of ontology in general. It discusses the definitions of ontology, kinds of ontology, ontology tools, ontology language and some important ontology projects, both current and completed.
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