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:Uniform Resource Identifier - globally unique identifier
 
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:A character encoding scheme for representing Unicode Character code points with the minimum necessary bytes.  The UTF-8 encoding of 7-bit printable ASCII characters is identical to the ASCII encoding.
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:An XML Catalog file is an XML file that maps URIs to physical files
 
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;XML-aware editor
:An ''XML-aware editor'' has programmed-in behavior to assist users in creating and editing XML documents.  This usually includes things like auto-indenting, automatically adding closing tags for each opening tag you type, and such.  Many also provide additional capabilities, like being able to read coded information in DTDs or Schema files and being able to suggest valid attributes and values for auto-completion.
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:An editor with programmed-in behavior to assist users in creating and editing XML documents.

Latest revision as of 00:03, 3 September 2012

DTD
DTDs
Document Type Definition, a method for specifying valid characteristics (elements and attributes) for an XML document.
IDE
Interactive Development Environment
namespace
Defines a context for identifiers
Schematron
XML-based schema language for rule-based validation
URI
Uniform Resource Identifier - globally unique identifier
UTF-8
Unicode encoding scheme using minimal required bytes for each code point
XML Catalog
An XML Catalog file is an XML file that maps URIs to physical files
XML-aware editor
An editor with programmed-in behavior to assist users in creating and editing XML documents.