ontology versioning
3 Articles
OWL import closure: Can an old graph be reinterpreted?
A 2026 analysis of OWL import closure and historical graph replay, with a two-hop dependency manifest, an entailment comparison, and criteria for version pinning or declaring reconstruction unknown.
October 31, 2026• 21 min read
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How to deprecate and replace ontology terms safely
A 2026 decision guide for ontology stewards: test changed referents, choose exact or candidate replacements, publish a migration notice, and measure consumer impact against an inventory.
September 27, 2026• 22 min read
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Safe ontology releases beyond SHACL conformance
A 2026 release-gate method for ontology owners covering SHACL limits, OWL import closure, query and entailment regression, migration evidence, and rollback.
September 22, 2026• 22 min read
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