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XML Schema Language
validates:
- a particular XML document [ content ]
is hosted by:
- ISO/IEC 19757 - DSDL Document Schema Definition Languages [ host ]
is-subclass-of
- schema-language [ superclass ]
examples
XML Schema, DTD, Relax-NG [ Compact ], ...
definition
schema is defined as "an outline or image universally applicable to a general conception"
Comment:
language to constrain the structure and content of XML documents -- limit author freedom in a controlled way
quote
"The many advantages of using and widely distributing XML schemas must be balanced against the risk of narrowing the flexibility and extensibility of XML."
Comment:
general term for a language which can be used to describe structure (and content) in a set of XML documents