===== SPARQL Protocol And RDF Query Language (SPARQL) =====
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**SPARQL Protocol And RDF Query Language (SPARQL)** is an acronym standing in for both the query language itself, and the [ddsf:private:cookbook:06_append:glossary:p:protocol|protocol]] through which operators use it. Human operators use SPARQL to make queries and retrieve information from data that is stored in a [[ddsf:public:guidebook:06_append:glossary:r:rdf]] format. RDF is a standard designed by the W3C for the exchange of data over the [[ddsf:public:guidebook:06_append:glossary:i:internet|internet]]. 

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