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Intro: Profiles Vocabulari ID'd as PROF at start of intro
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<h2>Introduction</h2>
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This Profiles Vocabulary provides a standardized, structured and human- &amp; machine-readable set of terms to describe profiles. Its development was triggered by the appearance of multiple profiles of the Dataset Catalog Vocabulary (DCAT) [[VOCAB-DCAT]] and examples of profile description and implementation guidance systems such as the Guidelines for Dublin Core Application Profiles [[DCAP]] and the OpenGeospatial Consortium's Standard for Modular specifications [[MODSPEC]].
This Profiles Vocabulary (PROF) provides a standardized, structured and human- &amp; machine-readable set of terms
to describe profiles. Its development was triggered by the appearance of multiple profiles of the Dataset Catalog
Vocabulary (DCAT) [[VOCAB-DCAT]] and examples of profile description and implementation guidance systems such as
the Guidelines for Dublin Core Application Profiles [[DCAP]] and the OpenGeospatial Consortium's Standard for
Modular specifications [[MODSPEC]].
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Profiles aim to increase interoperability within a community of users by introducing constraints, extensions or
combinations on the use of more general specifications. This Profiles Vocabulary (PROF) is an RDF vocabulary created
combinations on the use of more general specifications. PROF is an RDF vocabulary created
to describe relations between <a>specifications</a> and profiles and the resources that define and implement
<a>profiles</a>. A <em>specification</em> is "A basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things
can be evaluated." (see the definition below) and a A profile, such as a <a>profile</a> or perhaps an
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