The term used to describe the ability to meaningfully exchange information among separately developed systems, where the separate systems are able to understand the format, meaning, and also the quality of the information being exchanged.
Making the Semantic Web Matter in the Real World Semantic web technologies potentially could solve a big problem that the growing move to service-oriented architectures (SOA) has brought into focus: Information interoperability.
MITRE Information Interoperability Now that connectivity to diverse sources has eased, the emphasis is shifting to information interoperability.
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