Upper Ontology

An upper ontology is a high-level, general framework that organizes and categorizes fundamental concepts and categories common across various domains, such as objects, processes, and relationships. It provides a shared vocabulary and conceptual structure that helps different systems, applications, or fields communicate and integrate information consistently. By establishing these basic building blocks, an upper ontology supports more specific, domain-related ontologies and facilitates knowledge sharing, reasoning, and interoperability across diverse areas of expertise.