摘要: Axiom pinpointing refers to the task of finding specific axioms in an ontology which are responsible for a consequence follow. This has been studied, under different names, many research areas, leading reformulation and reinvention techniques. In this work, we present general overview axiom pinpointing, providing basic notions, approaches solving it, some variations applications have considered literature. should serve as starting point researchers interested related problems, with ample bibliography delving deeper into details.