Reusable software components that incorporate ActiveX technology. These components can be used to add
specialized functionality, such as animation or pop-up menus, to Web pages, desktop applications, and
software development tools. ActiveX controls can be written in a variety of programming languages, including
C, C++, Visual Basic, and Java.
applet
An application program, written in Java programming language, that can be retrieved from a Web server
and executed by a Web browser.
attribute list declaration
A declaration in the document type definition (DTD) that identifies the attribute value of an element.
A Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) specification developed by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) that
allows authors of HTML documents and users to attach style sheets to HTML documents. The style sheets
include typographical information on how the page should appear, such as the font of the text in the page.
This specification also directs how the style sheets of the HTML document and the user's style will blend.
CDF
Channel Definition Format. An application developed by Microsoft for creating channels to which Web
users can subscribe to receive push content.
codifying
Assigning symbols or codes to data.
Common Business Library (CBL)
An extensible, public collection of DTDs and modules that companies can customize and assemble to
develop XML-based commerce applications. CBL includes analogs to the basic business forms used in X12 EDI
transactions and components common to many XML-based commerce specifications, such as OTP, OBI, and ICE.
These specifications can be mapped to each other using their common basis in business data elements.
construction rule
The basic rule of XSL files that determines formatting for XML elements.
Document Style Semantics and Specification Language. DSSSL provides formatting information for SGML documents.
DTD
Document type definition. A set of rules contained in a simple text file that defines the structure,
syntax, and vocabulary as it relates to the tags and attributes for corresponding documents.
Dublin Core initiative
A resource description scheme created by experts from library, museum, research, and networking
communities for the purposes of labeling information relating to intellectual property items.
dynamic HTML (DHTML)
Dynamic Hypertext Markup Language. A term used to refer to a combination of HTML, scripts, styles, and the Document Object Model (DOM).
The JavaScript specification has been turned over to the European Computer Manufacturers Association as
an open scripting language for the Web. This new standard language is called ECMAScript.
Electronic data interchange. The common method used by entities to exchange business transaction
information according to standardized rules.
EDIFACT
United Nations Standard Messages Directory for Electronic Data Interchange For Administration, Commerce,
and Transport. The standard currently used for business-to-business communications.
electronic commerce
The subset of e-business that involves the exchange of money for goods or services purchased over an
electronic medium such as the Internet.
element content
An element that contains only other elements is said to have element content.
Element type declaration
A declaration required in the DTD to identify an element and what it can contain.
empty element
An element that contains no text but carries relevant information within its corresponding tag.
extended link
A type of link that points to multiple resources simultaneously and can create virtual links from other documents.
A nonstandardized type of coding in which developers bury their own sets of descriptive tags within HTML
documents, which can be found with specialized search applications.
Java ARchive file. A platform-independent file format that aggregates many files into one. Multiple
applets written in the Java programming language and their components can be bundled in a JAR file and
downloaded to a browser in a single HTTP transition.
Java Development Kit (JDK)
A software package that can be used to write, compile, debug, and run Java applets and applications.
An element that includes a link and a description of its behavior and attributes.
link traversal
The process of linking to a resource by programming code or by a user. See also
linking element and resource.
local resource
The content of an inline linking element. Note that the content of the linking element could be
explicitly pointed to by means of a regular locator in the same linking element, in which case the resource
is considered remote, not local.
A declaration that associates an element name with a particular set of definitions.
nonvalidating parser
A parser that checks an XML document for XML syntax constraints and builds the document tree from the element tags.
note
A note is a dated, public record of an idea, comment, or document. A note does not represent commitment
by W3C to pursue work related to the note. The status of a note is the first step in the process of becoming
a W3C Recommendation.
A software utility that translates binary or textual data into language that can be read by a particular
computer program. In XML, a validating parser ensures that a document follows a particular syntax. If the
syntax is incorrect, error and warning messages are produced.
proposed recommendation
A proposed recommendation is work that represents consensus within the group that produced it and has
been proposed by the Director of the W3C to the Advisory Committee for review.
pull
The automatic loading or reloading of a document or data at a specific time or time interval by a browser.
push
The automatic loading or reloading of a document or data at a specific time or time interval by the server.
Resource Description Framework. The proposed specification for defining metadata about XML.
recommendation
A recommendation is work that represents consensus within W3C and has the Director's stamp of approval.
W3C considers that the ideas and technology specified by a recommendation isappropriate for widespread
deployment and promotes W3C's mission.
remote resource
Any participating resource of a link that is pointed to with a locator.
resource
In the abstract sense, an addressable service or unit of information that participates in a link.
Examples include files, images, documents, programs, and query results. Concretely, anything reachable by
the use of a locator in some linking element. Note that this term and its definition are taken from the
basic specifications governing the World Wide Web.
root element
The all-encompassing element in an XML file. All other elements must be contained within the root element.
The act of an XML authoring tool that checks that the document is well-formed and verifies that the
document conforms to a specific internal or external DTD of the XML file being parsed.
validating parser
A parser that checks if an XML document is well-formed and valid by comparing the XML file to the
associated internal or external document type definition (DTD). See DTD.
World Wide Web Consortium. The organization that develops the standards for the World Wide Web and
contributes to XML, HTML,and style sheet standards.
W3C technical reports
The W3C publishes several types of technical reports concerning specifications that can influence the
Web. A specification begins as a note. When it is adopted by the W3C, it is known as a recommendation.
Specifications developed within W3C, known as a note, must be formally
approved by the membership. Consensus is reached after a specification has proceeded through the review
stages of Working Draft, Proposed
Recommendation, and Recommendation.
well-formedness
Another term for well-formed, meaning: the document follows the rules for being an XML document. Only
well-formed XML documents will load in a browser.
WIDL
Web Interface Definition Language. An XML application for parsing data from Web-based applications.
working draft
A working draft represents work in progress and a commitment by W3C to pursue work in this area. The
status of a working draft does not imply consensus by a group or W3C.
World Wide Web
A network of servers that contains programs and files. Many of the files contain hypertext links to
other documents available throughout the network.
World Wide Web, a network of servers that contains programs and files. Many of the files contain hypertext links to
other resources available throughout the network.
XML Linking Language. A proposed standard for defining the creation and behavior of link elements in XML pages.
XML
Stands for eXtensible Markup Language, which is a new metalanguage (derived from SGML) that provides a
standard way of sharing structured data across multiple platforms.
XML4J
The acronym for the IBM XML Parser for Java.
XPointer
A proposed standard for addressing links into specific points within documents.
XSL
Extensible Style Language. A proposed style language for XML documents designed to be used with XML data
and documents. It allows the author to map XML tags to some kind of display behavior and apply formatting
operations to XML elements. XSL allows the presentation or multiple presentations of the XML to be
specified.
FonteSarda 15 December 2000
Quotes on peace
Who loves the war, he has not seen it in face (Erasmus from Rotterdam)
The path for the peace is the peace (M. K. Gandhi)
Fonte Notes
You cannot choose the country where to born, You cannot choose
the color of your skin, You cannot choose the relatives, but You can choose the
friends. Living means to choose, to decide what to do, every day.
Learning to smile
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