SPARQL New Features and Rationale

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July 2, 2009

SPARQL is a query language for RDF data on the Semantic Web with formally defined meaning. This document is a simple introduction to the new features of the language, including an explanation of its differences with respect to the previous SPARQL Query Language Recommendation [SPARQL/Query 1.0]. It also presents the requirements that have motivated the design of the main new features, and their rationale from a theoretical and implementation perspective.

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