---
type: concept
title: Wikibase
tags: [software, structured-data, semantic-web, backend]
related: [semantic-mediawiki, wikimedia-deutschland]
created: 2026-07-13
updated: 2026-07-13
sources: ["output_cdfi/cdfi_uni_greifswald_de_herrenhauszentrum_termine_das_webportal.md"]
---

# Wikibase

**Wikibase** is a software tool used for storing and managing structured data. In the context of the [[herrenhauszentrum-des-ostseeraums]] project, it serves as the **backend** for the research portal.

Its primary function is the **semantized capture** of data, allowing research findings to be stored as structured entities and properties rather than plain text. This enables the data to be mapped to global ontologies and queried programmatically.
