Digital Machine Event

Derivative Generators

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KeyField	RDO_M11_digital-machine-event
Identifier	RDO_M11
Name	Digital Machine Event
System Name	digital-machine-event
Description	A digital machine event comprises activities in which a digital object is either created or modified. An example of a digital machine event is the creation of a database as part of a research project or the extraction, mapping and conversion of a dataset.
Ontology Scope	D7 Digital Machine Event
Version
Version Date
Last Modified	2026-05-27
Project	rdo
Funding Project
Author
Funder
Ontology	dcterms_1.1, crmgeo_1.2.1, dc_1.1, crmcpr_1.5.1, crmdig_3.2.1, rdfs_1.1, frbr_2.4, skos_1.0, crmsci_1.2.6, crmarchaeo_1.4.1, rdo_1.0, crm_7.1.1, aaao_2.2, crminf_1.0, la_0.9
URI	http://ontologies.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/rdo/composite/RDO_M11

Ontology Graph

Instance Graph

Turtle RDF

                            @prefix crm: <http://www.cidoc-crm.org/cidoc-crm/> .

<http://example.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/rdo/models/digital_machine_event> a crm:D7_Digital_Machine_Event ;
    crm:L10_had_input <http://example.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/rdo/conceptual_object/RDO.4_1> ;
    crm:L11_had_output <http://example.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/rdo/conceptual_object/RDO.3_1> ;
    crm:P129i_is_subject_of <http://example.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/rdo/conceptual_object/RDO.6_1> ;
    crm:P14_carried_out_by <https://example.swissartresearch.net/actor/21_1> ;
    crm:P17_was_motivated_by <http://example.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/rdo/event/RDO.5_1> ;
    crm:P4_has_time-span <https://example.swissartresearch.net/time_span/22_1> .

<http://example.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/rdo/conceptual_object/RDO.3_1> a crm:D1_Digital_Object .

<http://example.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/rdo/conceptual_object/RDO.4_1> a crm:D1_Digital_Object .

<http://example.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/rdo/conceptual_object/RDO.6_1> a crm:E33_Linguistic_Object ;
    crm:P190_has_symbolic_content "Statement_string_content" ;
    crm:P2_has_type <http://example.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/rdo/type/RDO.8_1> .

<http://example.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/rdo/event/RDO.5_1> a crm:E7_Activity .

<http://example.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/rdo/type/RDO.8_1> a crm:E55_Type .

<https://example.swissartresearch.net/actor/21_1> a crm:E39_Actor .

<https://example.swissartresearch.net/time_span/22_1> a crm:E52_Time-Span ;
    crm:P82a_begin_of_the_begin "2000-01-01T09:00:00" ;
    crm:P82b_end_of_the_end "2000-01-01T09:00:00" .

JSON-LD

Samples

Digital Machine Event	Digital Machine Event Label

Fields

[CAT.3] Substance

Identifier	Name	Description	Ontology Path	Expected Value Type	Expected Model	Field Collection
LAF.21	Activity Actor	The actor who was causally involved in the execution of the digital machine event.	->crm:P14_carried_out_by->crm:E39_Actor[21_1]	Reference Model	Person , Group , Project Team
LAF.25	Begin of the Begin	The start date of the documented digital machine event.	->crm:P4_has_time-span->crm:E52_Time-Span[22_1]->crm:P82a_begin_of_the_begin->xsl:date	Date		TimeSpan
LAF.26	End of the End	The end date of the documented digital machine event.	->crm:P4_has_time-span->crm:E52_Time-Span[22_1]->crm:P82b_end_of_the_end->xsl:date	Date		TimeSpan

Ontology Graph

Instance Graph

Turtle RDF

                    @prefix crm: <http://www.cidoc-crm.org/cidoc-crm/> .

<http://example.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/rdo/models/digital_machine_event> a crm:D7_Digital_Machine_Event ;
    crm:P14_carried_out_by <https://example.swissartresearch.net/actor/21_1> ;
    crm:P4_has_time-span <https://example.swissartresearch.net/time_span/22_1> .

<https://example.swissartresearch.net/actor/21_1> a crm:E39_Actor .

<https://example.swissartresearch.net/time_span/22_1> a crm:E52_Time-Span ;
    crm:P82a_begin_of_the_begin "2000-01-01T09:00:00" ;
    crm:P82b_end_of_the_end "2000-01-01T09:00:00" .

JSON-LD

TimeSpan: Sample

Subject	Begin of the Begin	End of the End
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Actor in Activity: Sample

Subject	Actor in Activity
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[CAT.8] Parameters&Outcomes

Identifier	Name	Description	Ontology Path	Expected Value Type	Expected Model	Field Collection
RDO_F4	Had Input	The digital object which was used in the digital machine event.	->crmdig:L10_had_input->crmdig:D1_Digital_Object[RDO.4_1]	Reference Model	Volatile Digital Object , Persistent Digital Object
RDO_F3	Had Output	The digital object which was the output of the digital machine event.	->crmdig:L11_had_output->crmdig:D1_Digital_Object[RDO.3_1]	Reference Model	Volatile Digital Object , Persistent Digital Object

Ontology Graph

Instance Graph

Turtle RDF

                    @prefix crm: <http://www.cidoc-crm.org/cidoc-crm/> .

<http://example.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/rdo/models/digital_machine_event> a crm:D7_Digital_Machine_Event ;
    crm:L10_had_input <http://example.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/rdo/conceptual_object/RDO.4_1> ;
    crm:L11_had_output <http://example.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/rdo/conceptual_object/RDO.3_1> .

<http://example.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/rdo/conceptual_object/RDO.3_1> a crm:D1_Digital_Object .

<http://example.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/rdo/conceptual_object/RDO.4_1> a crm:D1_Digital_Object .

JSON-LD

had output: Sample

Subject	had output
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had input: Sample

Subject	had input
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[CAT.12] Aboutness

Identifier	Name	Description	Ontology Path	Expected Value Type	Expected Model	Field Collection
RDO_F5	Was Motivated by	The research project from which the digital objects used in the documented digital machine event originated.	->crm:P17_was_motivated_by->crm:E7_Activity[RDO.5_1]	Reference Model	Research Project

Ontology Graph

Instance Graph

Turtle RDF

                    @prefix crm: <http://www.cidoc-crm.org/cidoc-crm/> .

<http://example.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/rdo/models/digital_machine_event> a crm:D7_Digital_Machine_Event ;
    crm:P17_was_motivated_by <http://example.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/rdo/event/RDO.5_1> .

<http://example.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/rdo/event/RDO.5_1> a crm:E7_Activity .

JSON-LD

was motivated by: Sample

Subject	was motivated by
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[CAT.13] Description

Identifier	Name	Description	Ontology Path	Expected Value Type	Expected Model	Field Collection
RDO_F6	Description	A description of the documented digital machine event.	->crm:P129i_is_subject_of->crm:E33_Linguistic_Object[RDO.6_1]->crm:P190_has_symbolic_content->rdf:literal	String		Description
RDO_F7	Description type	The type of the description of the documented digital machine event.	->crm:P129i_is_subject_of->crm:E33_Linguistic_Object[RDO.6_1]->crm:P2_has_type->crm:E55_Type[RDO.8_1]	Concept		Description

Ontology Graph

Instance Graph

Turtle RDF

                    @prefix crm: <http://www.cidoc-crm.org/cidoc-crm/> .

<http://example.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/rdo/models/digital_machine_event> a crm:D7_Digital_Machine_Event ;
    crm:P129i_is_subject_of <http://example.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/rdo/conceptual_object/RDO.6_1> .

<http://example.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/rdo/conceptual_object/RDO.6_1> a crm:E33_Linguistic_Object ;
    crm:P190_has_symbolic_content "Statement_string_content" ;
    crm:P2_has_type <http://example.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/rdo/type/RDO.8_1> .

<http://example.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/rdo/type/RDO.8_1> a crm:E55_Type .

JSON-LD

Description: Sample

Subject	entity description type	entity description
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