ProvwasQuotedFrom

provwasQuotedFrom, commonly written as prov:wasQuotedFrom in PROV-O documentation, is a provenance property used to indicate that an entity derives from or quotes content from another source. It is part of the PROV family of specifications, which aim to describe the origins and transformations of data and artifacts.

In use, provwasQuotedFrom links a described entity (the quoted or derived artifact) to the source resource from which the content was taken. The relation is typically asserted between entities, such that the subject entity carries an attribution to the source entity or resource that supplied the quoted material. This helps preserve traceability for quoted passages, snippets, code blocks, or other content reproduced from a prior work.

Semantically, provwasQuotedFrom is distinct from more general derivation relations like prov:wasDerivedFrom. It specifically signals an act of quoting or verbatim reproduction, rather than any form of transformation or logical derivation. The precise domain and range are aligned with the PROV model, usually involving prov:Entity, with the source being another entity or an identified source document.

Practical usage often appears in digital humanities, academic publishing, and data curation workflows where faithful reproduction of quoted material must be tracked. When content is paraphrased rather than quoted verbatim, other provenance relations may be more appropriate. ProvwasQuotedFrom thus provides a standardized way to document the origin of quoted content within a provenance graph.