Semantic MediaWiki

Semantic MediaWiki (SMW) lets you store and query data within the wiki's pages. The Semantic Web is an extension of the Web where data is given explicit meaning.

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Here is an example of a semantic statement and link:

• is part of Embryo Collections, here is what the code looks like [[is part of Embryo Collections::Blechschmidt Collection]] and here is the text displayed is part of Embryo Collections::Blechschmidt Collection.

Semantic MediaWiki code page

Extensions

Extensions allow the addition of special functionality to a Wiki site.

• installed extensions
• available MediaWiki extensions
• available SemanticMediaWiki extensions
• SPARQL (SPARQL Protocol And RDF Query Language) is a standard query language for data on the web which in turn is expressed in RDF (Resource Description Framework) is a standard data model.

SemanticCite

Can be used to centralize the management of citation resources and foster the reuse of references stored within a wiki. Supported features include:

• Self-added and customizable reference list
• Individual property annotation and text formatting rules
• In-text reference tooltip
• Bibtex record import support
• Metadata retrieval from selected providers (PubMed, CrossRef etc.)

https://github.com/SemanticMediaWiki/SemanticCite

SemanticGlossary

The Semantic Glossary extension lets you define terms and abbreviations together with a definition. Whenever a term or abbreviation is hovered over in an article its definition is displayed.

https://github.com/SemanticMediaWiki/SemanticGlossary

https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Semantic_Glossary

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