prefixtoURI
PrefixtoURI is a concept and utility used in data representation to convert prefixed identifiers into full Uniform Resource Identifiers (URIs). It relies on a prefix map that associates short prefixes with longer URI bases, enabling compact notation such as foaf:Person to be expanded to a complete URI like http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/Person. This mechanism is common in Semantic Web technologies, knowledge graphs, and linked data workflows.
The basic operation of prefixtoURI takes two inputs: a prefixed term and a prefix map. If the
Common usages include simplifying SPARQL queries, RDF serializations, and data publishing where concise identifiers improve readability
Example: with the map {foaf: "http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/"} a term foaf:Person resolves to http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/Person. A term that is