Re: [xml-dev] Need a language whiz: An XML Schema "specifies" howdata is

[Eliot Kimber <ekimber@contrext.com>]

+1

 

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From: John Cowan <johnwcowan@gmail.com>
Date: Monday, November 13, 2017 at 9:24 AM
To: "Costello, Roger L." <costello@mitre.org>
Cc: "xml-dev@lists.xml.org" <xml-dev@lists.xml.org>
Subject: Re: [xml-dev] Need a language whiz: An XML Schema "specifies" how data is to be structured? "describes"? "constrains"?

 

"Constrains".

 

On Mon, Nov 13, 2017 at 8:13 AM, Costello, Roger L. <costello@mitre.org> wrote:

Hi Folks,

 

Which of the following is most accurate and why?

 

1. An XML Schema specifies how data is to be structured.
2. An XML Schema describes how data is to be structured.
3. An XML Schema states how data is to be structured.
4. An XML Schema constrains the structure of data.
5. An XML Schema structures data.
6. An XML Schema describes data.
7. An XML Schema constrains data.
8. Other (what?)

 

/Roger