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In the RDF universe, a dataset is a collection of one or more RDF graphs.
In a <a href="/sflo/notes/h6ssv16gdyf56gg235dxv85">semantic mesh</a>, there are three (okay, maybe 2.5) kinds of datasets:
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<a href="/sflo/notes/node-flow">node flow</a>s are dcat:DatasetSeries (which are also dcat:Dataset) and represent an "abstract dataset": they don't have distributions of their own. The node's <a href="/sflo/notes/0y6p8e594peoult03gobm94">metadata flow</a> contains metadata about the node and its flows, not the flows' data; flow data is only materialized in <a href="/sflo/notes/8t3swuswoi81yuzo2bnecy9">flow snapshot</a> distributions.
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<a href="/sflo/notes/8t3swuswoi81yuzo2bnecy9">flow snapshot</a>s are dcat:Dataset and represent a "concrete dataset": they have one or more <a href="/sflo/notes/0n1lq6aq1gskj46bpcx9h4h">snapshot distributions</a>. 
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<a href="/sflo/notes/8hmkiyjtsey7z8y5oi5xdxx">dataset reference nodes</a> contain a payload dataset and their <a href="/sflo/notes/17l23vl7sqg997hr773dh23">intramesh identifier</a> refer to that payload dataset in the abstract. The dataset is still contained in a particular kind of <a href="/sflo/notes/node-flow">node flow</a>, i.e., a <a href="/sflo/notes/9j8lhoyb0xkhg926nafgkai">data flow</a>. But the flow's identifier refers to a particular flow, whereas the node identifier will become the canonical IRI of the dataset (on <a href="/sflo/notes/rxo5ieolun175zmjncj94ft">Publication</a>).
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<li>in the case of <a href="/sflo/notes/9j8lhoyb0xkhg926nafgkai">data flow</a>, they can store their Dataset metadata in the dataset itself, or in their <a href="/sflo/notes/np4wrgk86b44hnlsjo964nz">reference flow</a>, or both.</li>
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<li><a href="/sflo/notes/h6ssv16gdyf56gg235dxv85">semantic mesh</a></li>
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**Dereferenceable, versioned semantic meshes** will be the foundation for a new era of knowledge graphs.

[[now]] | [[todo]] | [[principle]] | [[dev.contributor.djradon.dev-log]]

## What Is Semantic Flow?

**Semantic Flow** is a framework for managing and publishing resource identifiers, knowledge graphs and other semantic data by leveraging GitHub, Gitlab, and other free static hosting services. It enables a **dereferenceable Semantic Web** where every HTTP IRI returns meaningful content.

[[concept.mesh-repo]] provide storage, [[concept.mesh]] provide resource management and publishing, and [[concept.semantic-site]] support data discovery and explainability.

## Benefits

- own your own self-describing data and data schemas
- complete version history when you want it
- reliable persistence
- truly FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable)

## Features

- seamlessly integrate other data sources anywhere in your mesh
- generate and customize mini-sites or single-page applications for nodes in your mesh
- see [[feature]] for a list of planned features
