N-Quads

What it is

N-Quads is a W3C RDF serialization with the .nq extension and application/n-quads media type. It is a superset of N-Triples that adds an optional context value in the fourth position.

Key concepts

Each illustrated statement contains an RDF subject, predicate, and object plus a graph/context IRI before the terminating full stop. The format also permits comments beginning with #.

How you’d use it

Use it when line-oriented RDF data must retain the graph or context associated with individual triples, such as serializing an RDF dataset rather than only one RDF graph.

LLM angle

none stated

Pitfalls & lessons

none stated

Verdict

A small extension of N-Triples suited to RDF data that needs explicit per-statement graph context.

Sources consulted

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N-Triples#N-Quads