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QName

A QName, or “qualified name,” is a shorthand string that is used as a substitute for a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) reference. QNames are made up of a prefix that has been assigned to a namespaces URI, a colon, and a local name. QNames allow URIs to be written out in a more readable format.

Examples​

  • crm:P2_has_type is a QName for http://www.cidoc-crm.org/cidoc-crm/P2_has_type, given that the prefix crm is defined as using the namespace URI http://www.cidoc-crm.org/cidoc-crm/

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