The product of an ontological study, called an ontology, describes how individual elements of a company, or domain, relate to each other and also how they process information within the domain. if properly conducted, an ontology allws software engineers and programmers to accurately map complex information technology solutions to business needs. this helps to ensure that all parties understand how the domain processes informatio, and that data is formatted in a unicersalmanner si it can be resued form one complex system to another.
