There are many varying definitions of Ontology. In terms of how the word has come into common usage w.r.t. information and knowledge systems, the basic story goes like this:

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Keyword	There are many varying definitions of Ontology. In terms of how the word has come into common usage w.r.t. information and knowledge systems, the basic story goes like this:
Egov Open Source Conference, March 2003
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	What are ontologies? Where did they come from?