knowsAbout
A property on a Person or Organization listing the subjects the entity claims expertise in, ideally as DefinedTerm nodes with a sameAs to a public identifier.
What knowsAbout means
Limited to what the site's own content evidences, it is one of the few machine-readable expertise statements; padded, it is a list of keywords nobody will believe.
Where knowsAbout comes up on this site
- What is entity SEO? What machines must resolve to cite youA related habit is using the graph as a keyword store, such as a knowsAbout array of dozens of service phrases.
Terms this definition uses
Subject · DefinedTerm · sameAs
Definitions that name knowsAbout
Related terms in Entities and schema
Declaring who you are in a form a resolver can use without guessing.
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Questions about knowsAbout
What is knowsAbout?
A property on a Person or Organization listing the subjects the entity claims expertise in, ideally as DefinedTerm nodes with a sameAs to a public identifier.
Which area of the glossary does knowsAbout belong to?
Entities and schema: Declaring who you are in a form a resolver can use without guessing.
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