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Graph Database

A graph database structures information as a graph or network, where a set of resources, or nodes, are connected together by edges that describe the relationships between each resource. Graph databases are a type of NoSQL database and represent Linked Data (LD) as nodes, edges, and properties.

Graph DatabaseTriplestore
Accommodates a variety of query languages such as CypherUses SPARQL as the query language
Stores various types of graphsStores rows of triples
Node/property-centricEdge-centric
Does not provide inferences on dataProvides inferences on data
Less academicMore synonymous with the “semantic web”

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