The bubble sort algorithm is one of the simplest and most wellu2011known in programming. That is why this algorithm was chosen as an experimental algorithm for studying the meanings embedded in it and their transformation. This research is part of a broader study whose final goal is to develop a system for the automatic generation of algorithms. Automatic algorithm generation can be implemented in various ways, but in this case, preference is given to a semantic approach — more precisely, an approach based on Semantic Web Technologies. The advantage of this approach lies in the direct, "willful" movement (from one concept to another) towards the result, as well as in the ability to trace the entire path from the initial data to the generated algorithm. To achieve the final goal, it is proposed to develop an ontology of the semantic subtext of the algorithm. This ontology will serve as a source of rules for an expert system for the automatic generation of algorithms.