Datatype
A declaration of a literal’s value space, such as integer, date, or boolean.
What Datatype means
A declared datatype can still contain an invalid or misleading lexical value.
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Questions about Datatype
What is Datatype?
A declaration of a literal’s value space, such as integer, date, or boolean.
Which area of the glossary does Datatype belong to?
Linked data and entities: The RDF and JSON-LD machinery behind structured data, and the schema.org types a business page actually needs.
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