<h1 class="firstHeading">Linked Data</h1> <div id="bodyContent"> <h3 id="siteSub">From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</h3> <div id="contentSub"></div> <div id="jump-to-nav">Jump to: <a href="#column-one">navigation</a>, <a href="#searchInput">search</a></div> <!-- start content --> <p><b>Linked Data</b> is a term used to describe a recommended best practice for exposing, sharing, and connecting pieces of <a href="/wiki/Data" title="Data">data</a> on the <a href="/wiki/Semantic_Web" title="Semantic Web">Semantic Web</a>. The practice emphasizes <a href="/wiki/World_Wide_Web" title="World Wide Web">Web</a> access to data using existing Web technologies such as <a href="/wiki/Uniform_Resource_Identifier" title="Uniform Resource Identifier">URIs</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hypertext_Transfer_Protocol" title="Hypertext Transfer Protocol">HTTP</a>. It also emphasizes links between related <a href="/wiki/Resource_%28Web%29" title="Resource (Web)">Web resources</a>.</p></div>