语义网是一项新兴的万维网技术,旨在解决万维网上的数据发布与互联问题,构建一个全球性的巨型数据刚络,以支持更为智能的万维网应用。简要介绍了语义网的基本概念,对语义网在生物医学领域的应用情况进行了综述,并探讨了语义网在生物医学领域的发展前景。
The Semantic Web is an emerging technology for the publishing and interlinking of data on the Internet, resulting into a global data network that supports more intelligent applications. Here, we briefly introduce the core concepts of the Semantic Web, and discuss the current status and future directions of Semantic Web applications in biomedical domain.