Role

http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#Role
Class Hierarchy
Definition

A role is the function of an entity or agent with respect to an activity, in the context of a usage, generation, invalidation, association, start, and end.

Mappings & provenance
see also
hadRole (w3c-prov-o)
Properties
Category
qualified
Component
agents-responsibility
Relationships
Asserted object-property edges to other entities. Logical class axioms such as owl:disjointWith are shown separately below.
isDefinedBy
Property Structure
Referenced By rdfs:range on this class or ancestor
FromPropertyDescription
Association hadRole The _optional_ Role that an Entity assumed in the context of an Activity. For example, :baking prov:used :spoon; prov:qualified [ a prov:Usage; prov:entity :spoon; prov:hadRole roles:mixing_implement ].
Instantaneous Event hadRole The _optional_ Role that an Entity assumed in the context of an Activity. For example, :baking prov:used :spoon; prov:qualified [ a prov:Usage; prov:entity :spoon; prov:hadRole roles:mixing_implement ].
@prefix owl: <http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#> . @prefix prov: <http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#> . @prefix rdfs: <http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#> . @prefix xsd: <http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#> . prov:Role a owl:Class ; rdfs:label "Role" ; rdfs:isDefinedBy <http://www.w3.org/ns/prov-o#> ; rdfs:seeAlso prov:hadRole ; prov:category "qualified" ; prov:component "agents-responsibility" ; prov:definition "A role is the function of an entity or agent with respect to an activity, in the context of a usage, generation, invalidation, association, start, and end."@en ; prov:dm "http://www.w3.org/TR/2013/REC-prov-dm-20130430/#term-attribute-role"^^xsd:anyURI ; prov:n "http://www.w3.org/TR/2013/REC-prov-n-20130430/#expression-attribute"^^xsd:anyURI .
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Last Updated
2026-07-03 09:16