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All IOF IRIs must be resolvable and refer to a resource that can be retrieved from the internet. The form of the IRI must specify the protocol as either HTTP or HTTPS and the authority must be a domain administered and owned by the IOF or its parent organization. The authority can begin with an alternate to www depending on the name resolution requirements of the IOF and the routing of requests. For example, www.industrialontologies.org or onto.industrialontologies.org would be valid authorities. The IOF must choose a single authority for all ontologies released by the IOF.
Path Root
The root of the path must be /ontology. This provides the ability to have documentation and other supporting resources referenced in alternate root resources, such as /documentation or /references. The IOF must designate each root resource name for a specified use.
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