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ontologist

ontologist

9.9
A person who designs systems to organize information for computers
  • noun
  • /ɒnˈtɒlədʒɪst/
  • Specialized
translation icon : ontólogo
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Examples

  • I am a Bioinformatician and Ontologist at the European Bioinformatics Institute.

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  • Soon they will have truckloads of ontologists, so they will know what they have on board.

  • The ontologist helps companies define their data models for better information management.

  • At the conference, the skilled ontologist discussed the importance of clear data organization.

  • A team of ontologists collaborated to create an ontology that enhances the artificial intelligence system.

Synonyms

technologist
vsontologist
  • Specialized
13 6.0

A person who uses science to solve practical problems in industry or medicine

specializes in designing formal knowledge structures for AI and computing applications
taxonomist
vsontologist
  • Specialized
8.9

A person who creates systems to organize digital information for search

focuses on formal conceptual models for computer systems and AI rather than only vocabularies
categorist
vsontologist
  • Specialized
8.7

A person who sorts things into groups, like items or information

works with formal models and machine requirements instead of simple classification

How Specialized

authority
292 4.2
ontologist
  • Specialized
9.9
developer
213 3.0
practitioner
120 4.0
generalist
9 5.5

Surface Forms

ontologist singular
ontologists plural

Morphology

ontologist = ontology (semi-transparent) = ontology + ist

Formally derived from 'ontology' + '-ist', but the technical meaning of 'ontology' in computer science differs from the philosophical sense, so learners familiar only with the philosophical term may be misled.

Etymology

Ontologist comes from Greek parts onto- meaning 'being' and -logist meaning 'one who studies', like in biologist. In technology, an ontologist uses this idea to make clear lists and links of things so computers can work with and find information.