eSource Technology - design Glossary-X
XForms
A future version of HTML Forms, based on XML
and XHTML. Differs from HTML forms
by separating data definition and data display. Providing
richer and more device independent user input.
Learn more about XForms in our XForms
tutorial
XHTML (Extensible Hypertext
Markup Language)
HTML reformulated as XML. XHTML is
the latest version of HTML. Developed by W3C.
Learn more about XHTML in our XHTML
tutorial
XPath
XPath is a set of syntax rules (language) for
defining parts of an XML document. XPath
is a major part of the W3C XSL standard.
Learn more about XPath in our XPath
tutorial
XQuery
XQuery is a set of syntax rules (language)
for extracting information from XML documents.
XQuery builds on XPath. XQuery is
developed by W3C.
Learn more about XQuery in our XQuery
tutorial
XML (Extensible Markup Language)
A simplified version of SGML especially designed
for web documents, developed by the W3C.
Learn more about XML in our XML tutorial
XML Document
A document written in XML.
XML DOM (XML Document Object
Model)
A programming interface for XML documents developed
by W3C.
Learn more about XML DOM in our XML DOM
tutorial
XML Schema
A document that describes, in a formal way, the syntax
elements and parameters of a web language. Designed
by W3C to replace DTD.
Learn more about Schema in our XML Schema tutorial
XSD (XML Schema Definition)
The same as XML Schema.
XSL (Extensible Stylesheet
Language)
A suite of XML languages developed by W3C,
including XSLT, XSL-FO and XPath.
Learn more about XSL in our XSL tutorial
XSL-FO (XSL Formatting Objects)
An XML language for formatting XML
documents. A part of XSL developed by W3C.
Learn more about XSL-FO in our XSL-FO
tutorial
XSLT (XSL Transformations)
An XML language for transforming XML
documents. A part of XSL developed by W3C.
Learn more about XSLT in our XSLT
tutorial
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