xml-dev - Re: XM<EM>L</EM>

[Paul Prescod <papresco@technologist.com>]

james anderson wrote:
> 
> greetings,
> 
> am i the only one who is struck by the frequency with which such  clarifying
> remarks appear on this list? i know there was "SGML" and there was "HTML", but
> why is does XML have to be "XM<EM>L</EM>"?
> 1. the PR is so absolutely clear that it is intended to be a notation and not a
> language.

My definition of language (and it is hardly one I invented!!) is a set
(perhaps infinite) of strings. The definition of the language states
what strings are in it and what strings are not. The set of strings
conforming to PR-xml are in the language and the set not conforming to
it are outside.

 Paul Prescod
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