Re: [xml-dev] RE: Abstraction in Science, Mathematics, Software,and Mark

[John Cowan <cowan@mercury.ccil.org>]

Costello, Roger L. scripsit:

> It is clearly a reusable thing. But I am not convinced that it is an
> abstraction because it is hardcoded to specific element names. What
> do you think?

"Abstract" and "concrete" are relative terms.  Compared to an actual
appliance, your XML is abstract indeed.  See the .sig  below.

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