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A Survey on Ontologies’ Adaptability and Interoperability

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|Dec 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cait-2025-0035 | Journal eISSN: 1314-4081 | Journal ISSN: 1311-9702
Language: English
Page range: 98 - 115
Submitted on: May 28, 2025
Accepted on: Oct 8, 2025
Published on: Dec 11, 2025
Published by: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Information and Communication Technologies
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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