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Semantic anchors for XML

Written by , published October 10th, 2003

Categorised under: Information architecture, XML

Uche Ogbuji has written an article about semantic transparency in XML, that is, actually conveying information between two parties, not just XML tags. To quote:

XML syntax is just the foundation for data interoperability. The next step is semantic transparency. Some groups are working to address this by defining entire document formats to be adopted wholesale, while other groups are working on ways to express common terminology and concepts at a more granular level. In this instalment, Uche Ogbuji looks at XML Topic Maps Published Subjects and Universal Data Element Framework (UDEF), two ideas that take the granular approach by seeking to provide anchors in the semantic stream.