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What is TurtleScript?

TurtleScript is a technique for including semantic data in a web page using the RDF/Turtle language.

Semantic data often includes calendar, contact, location and classification information, for example. It is intended to be machine-readable so software tools can read and process the information. One case where this would be useful is to allow you to add events to your calendar without having to retype all of the information.


What does a TurtleScript page look like?

To a person, a TurtleScript page looks much like any other web page. It may have useful information displayed in tables or other visual elements, but that is not necessary. An example TurtleScript page is available at http://turtlescript.sourceforge.net/example/example.html .

To a TurtleScript-aware program, a TurtleScript page has information and relations that are much richer than simply a collection of words.


What are the benefits of TurtleScript?

TurtleScript doesn't intermix the semantic data with the HTML and CSS. It uses the easy to learn Turtle syntax. It can be used both by both the browser and by other client programs.


How can I view the microformats produced by TurtleScript?

Some of the HTML tables on TurtleScript pages (such as the example page) have embedded microformats. The Operator add-on for the FireFox web browser is able to view the microformats. It is available at: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4106


Where can I find more information about Turtle?

Turtle - Terse RDF Triple Language is the defining document for Turtle. It includes examples and a discussion of related technologies.

The Wikipedia page for Turtle is available at Turtle (syntax)".