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The Date-Time Vocabulary

Published

Author(s)

Mark H. Linehan, Edward J. Barkmeyer Jr., Stan Hendryx

Abstract

The Date-Time Vocabulary is a new OMG specification that models continuous time, discrete time, the relationship of events and situations to time, language tense and aspect, time indexicals, timetables, and schedules. It offers a "business vocabulary" (i.e. a linguistically-oriented ontology), intended for application by business rules for any business domain. The vocabulary is defined in SBVR, in UML + OCL, and partially in Common Logic and in OWL.
Proceedings Title
Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference on Formal Ontologies in Information Systems (FOIS 2012)
Conference Dates
July 24-27, 2012
Conference Location
Graz, AT
Conference Title
Seventh International Conference on Formal Ontologies in Information Systems (FOIS 2012)

Keywords

date-time ontology, time ontology, date-time vocabulary, ontology, UML model

Citation

Linehan, M. , Barkmeyer Jr., E. and Hendryx, S. (2012), The Date-Time Vocabulary, Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference on Formal Ontologies in Information Systems (FOIS 2012), Graz, AT, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=911074 (Accessed October 13, 2025)

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Created July 27, 2012, Updated October 12, 2021
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