In
computing, a CURIE (or ''Compact URI'') defines a generic, abbreviated syntax for expressing
Uniform Resource Identifier
A Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) is a unique sequence of characters that identifies a logical or physical resource used by web technologies. URIs may be used to identify anything, including real-world objects, such as people and places, conc ...
s (URIs). It is an abbreviated URI expressed in a compact syntax, and may be found in both
XML and non-XML grammars. A CURIE may be considered a
datatype
In computer science and computer programming, a data type (or simply type) is a set of possible values and a set of allowed operations on it. A data type tells the compiler or interpreter how the programmer intends to use the data. Most progra ...
.
An example of CURIE syntax:
sbn:0393315703/nowiki>
The square brackets may be used to prevent ambiguities between CURIEs and regular URIs, yielding so-called safe CURIEs.
QNames (the
namespace prefixes used in
XML) often are used as a CURIE, and may be considered a type of CURIE. CURIEs, as defined by the
W3C, will be better defined and may include checking. Unlike QNames, the part of a CURIE after the colon does not need to conform to the rules for XML element names.
The first W3C Working Draft of CURIE syntax was released 7 March 2007.
The final recommendation was released 16 December 2010.
CURIE Syntax 1.0 Final Recommendation
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Example
This example is based on one from the W3C Working Draft 7 March 2007, using a QName syntax within XHTML.
<head>...</head>
<body>
<p>
Find out more about <a href="">biomes</a>.
</p>
</body>
</html>
*The definition ("<html xmlns:wikipedia="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/">") is highlighted in yellow
*The CURIE (" ikipedia:Biome) is highlighted in green
See also
* QName
* Notation3
* RDF/XML
* Turtle (syntax)
References
External links
*W3C Candidate Recommendation 16 January 200
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World Wide Web Consortium standards
Computer-related introductions in 2009
URI schemes