A thing which represents a specific representation of an information resource: that conveyed by its body or by its source.

remarks that this class encompasses things similar to “what one can get from a H·T·T·P connection”, in that it has a body as well as other associated metadata (provided by its other properties). Providing a literal body, rather than a source, is strongly preferred.

The media type of the body may be provided, regardless of whether the body is provided literally or via a source. However, there are restrictions on literal bodies :⁠—