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    33= About = 
    4 '''OntoCAT''' or '''Ontology Common API Tasks''' is a Java library aiming to overcome the hurdle of querying multiple existing ontology resources. It supports both major ontology browsers: '''[http://bioportal.bioontology.org/ NCBO BioPortal]''' and '''[http://www.ebi.ac.uk/ontology-lookup/ EBI Ontology Lookup Service (OLS)]''', providing a convenient wrapper around their Web Services. It also supports querying of local OWL and OBO resources making use of '''[http://owlapi.sourceforge.net/2.x.x/index.html OWL API]'''. '''OntoCAT''' provides the same standardised, uniform interface for all of them. 
     4'''OntoCAT''' provides a seamless programming interface to query heterogeneous ontology resources including '''[http://www.ebi.ac.uk/ontology-lookup/ EBI Ontology Lookup Service (OLS)]''' and '''[http://bioportal.bioontology.org/ NCBO BioPortal]''', as well as user-specified local ontology files in  OWL and OBO (via '''[http://owlapi.sourceforge.net OWL API]'''). Each resource is wrapped behind easy to learn Java, Bioconductor/R and REST web service commands enabling reuse and integration of ontology software efforts despite variation in technologies. 
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    66'''OntoCAT''' exists in many flavours including a stand-alone database and browser, REST service, google app application and [wiki:r ontoCAT R package] to work with ontologies in R environment. See [wiki:OntocatDownload#AlternativeOntoCATversions download page] for package download options.