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Appendices

1.1 Origin and Goals

The design of XLink has been informed by knowledge of established hypermedia systems and standards. The following standards have been especially influential:

• HTML [html]: Defines several element types that represent links.

• HyTime [iso10744]: Defines inline and inbound and third-party link structures and some semantic features, including traversal control and presentation of objects.

• Text Encoding Initiative Guidelines [tei]: Provides structures for creating links, aggregate objects, and link collections.

Many other linking systems have also informed the design of XLink, especially [dexter], [fress], [ohs], [microcosm], and [intermedia].

See the XLink Requirements Document [xlreq] for a thorough explanation of requirements for the design of XLink.