Ontology alignment

Ontology alignment is like making friends with someone who speaks a different language from you. Just like how you try to find common ground and ways to communicate with your new friend, computers need to find ways to understand different types of information.

In computer science, an ontology is a way to organize information so that computers can understand it. Different ontologies are like different languages. However, just like how two people who speak different languages can still communicate with each other, computers can also communicate with each other by sharing information from different ontologies. This is called ontology alignment, which means finding ways to match up or connect information from different ontologies so that computers can understand it better.

Therefore, computers need to find connections between different ontologies or languages, just like how you find connections with your new friend that speaks a different language than you. By doing this, computers can help us find valuable information that can be understood by many people, just like how you and your friend can help each other understand the world better.