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SemanticWeb
DEFINITION: A microformat is a type of open source data format built upon existing and widely adopted frameworks like XML. The format is highly modular and microformat tags may be placed within existing HTML-based Web pages. These tags then allow crawlers to find and extract microformatted information. Examples include contact information, event details or calendars, although other applications are under development.
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SEMANTIC WEB DEFINITION (continued): … A microformat is a type of open source data format built upon existing and widely adopted frameworks like XML. The format is highly modular and microformat tags may be placed within existing HTML-based Web pages. These tags then allow crawlers to find and extract microformatted information. Examples include contact information, event details or calendars, although other applications are under development. Microformats are highly correlated to the Semantic Web, focusing on designing for human-readability as the primary criterion and machine-comprehension second. Semantic Web definition sponsored by WhatIs.com, powered by WhatIs.com an online computer dictionary
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