ontology

is a set of semantic concepts relevant to a particular domain.

the term 'ontology' in information systems circles is distinct from its original philosophical meaning' (Zunig 2001: 194). According to Zuniga, the essential difference in meaning is due to the interdisciplinary nature of IS. Oates (2006: 120) defines ontology as a 'set of semantic concepts relevant to a particular domain'. Zuniga (2001: 187) defines an information systems ontology as a 'formal language designed to represent a particular domain of knowledge'. 'Ontologies are used to capture knowledge about some domain of interest. An ontology describes the concepts in the domain and also the relationships that hold between those concepts' (Horridge: 2009: 10). Research Methodologies, Innovations and Philosophies in Software Systems . . . edited by Mora, Manuel

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