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> How's this: The Extensible Markup Language (XML) > specification defines the syntax rules for a family of markup > languages loosely referred to as "XML", as well as a system > for declaring the selection and ordering of the markup > elements which may appear in a particular markup language > which is a member of the family. > > I think that's accurate but it feels kind of long and klunky. I think it fails to communicate with the target audience. It's written for language lawyers and xml-dev members, not for people who look at Wikipedia to find out what XML is. And again, I think this concept of defining multiple markup languages is too much in DTD territory, which is an optional feature only. Introduce the ideas one at a time: "Extensible Markup Language (XML) is a notation for marking up the structure of documents. The XML specification defines the syntax rules that the markup must conform to, and it identifies the components of a document (primarily, named elements nested hierarchically) that are delineated by the markup. XML allows (but does not require) a document to reference a Document Type Definition (DTD) which further constrains the structure of the document, for example by defining the permitted element names and their nesting: so while XML is a generic markup notation, it also allows specific markup vocabularies to be defined for particular applications." Regards, Michael Kay http://www.saxonica.com/ http://twitter.com/michaelhkay
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