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title: "What is the Main Element of the RDF?"  
description: "What is the Main Element of the RDF?"  
author: "Vijay Shukla"  
published: 2013-04-02  
updated: 2020-09-22  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/interview/1709/what-is-the-main-element-of-the-rdf  
category: "xml"  
tags: ["xml"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# What is the Main Element of the RDF?

The main elements of RDF are the root element, <RDF>, and the <Description> element, which identifies a resource.\
<rdf:RDF> is the root element of an RDF document. It defines the XML document to be an RDF document. It also contains a reference to the RDF namespace:\
<?xml version="1.0"?>\
<rdf:RDF\
xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#">\
Mindstick Unleash Your Imagination\
</rdf:RDF>

## Answers

### Answer by Vijay Shukla

The main elements of RDF are the root element, <RDF>, and the <Description> element, which identifies a resource.\
<rdf:RDF> is the root element of an RDF document. It defines the XML document to be an RDF document. It also contains a reference to the RDF namespace:\
<?xml version="1.0"?>\
<rdf:RDF\
xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#">\
Mindstick Unleash Your Imagination\
</rdf:RDF>


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