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Comparison of the XML and Semantic Web Worlds

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XML and the Semantic Web cover many specifications of languages for the web, which can be used for similar applications. We compare both worlds, the Semantic Web one and the XML one, and show how to transform queries and data from one to the other. We also provide a comprehensive performance analysis for translated queries.

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Groppe, S. (2011). Comparison of the XML and Semantic Web Worlds. In: Data Management and Query Processing in Semantic Web Databases. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-19357-6_12

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