The FRL Primer.

Abstract

The Frame Representation Language (FRL) is an experimental language written to explore the use of frames as a knowledge representation technique. The term 'frame' as used in FRL was inspired by Minsky's (75) development of frame theory. FLR extends the traditional Property List representation scheme by allowing properties to have comments, defaults and constraints, to inherit information from abstract forms of the same type, and to have attached procedures triggered by adding or deleting values, or if a value is needed. We introduce FRL with the aid of a simple example: WHOSIS, a database of Al person's names, addresses, interests, and publications. A second section contains an abridged manual describing FRL's most-used commands and conventions. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA053306

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  • Ira P. Goldstein
  • R. Bruce Roberts

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  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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