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Important Terms

  • Glossary
    This glossary provides basic definitions for important Freebase terms. For more detailed information, follow the links associated with the terms. Compound Value Type (CVT) Domain A domain is a...
  • Domains
    A domain is a collection of types. This arrangement can be counterintuitive, because in many databases, a domain (or a similar element) would be a collection of topics. To get a sense of the Freebase...
  • Properties
    In Freebase, a property is associated with a type. Put another way, a type is a collection of related properties.   For example, the Person type includes properties such as: Birthplace ...
  • Topics
    Topics represent things in the world that we like to talk about--people, places, things or ideas. Examples include: “United States”, “Grover Cleveland”, “Apple iPod Nano”, “1600 Pennsylvania Ave...
  • Types
    A type is a collection of related properties. For example, the Person type includes things like: The Film type, as another example, includes things like: Initial release date Directed by ...