On the Origin of Blank Nodes

Blank nodes [1, 2, 3] are the Semantic Web’s garters: their ability to inspire disproportionate excitement and passion has become their reason of existence [4].

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[1]

Klyne, G. and Carroll, J.J. (2004), Resource Description Framework (RDF): Concepts and Abstract Syntax, W3C Recommendation, World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), available at: https://www.w3.org/TR/2004/REC-rdf-concepts-20040210/.

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Cyganiak, R., Wood, D. and Lanthaler, M. (2014), RDF 1.1 Concepts and Abstract Syntax, W3C Recommendation, World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), available at: https://www.w3.org/TR/2014/REC-rdf11-concepts-20140225/.

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Kellogg, G., Hartig, O., Champin, P.-A. and Seaborne, A. (2026), RDF 1.2 Concepts and Abstract Data Model, W3C Working Draft, World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), available at: https://www.w3.org/TR/2026/WD-rdf12-concepts-20260328/.

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World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). (n.d.). “Semantic Web Mailing List Archives”, available at: https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/semantic-web/.