XML Related Technologies

The following is a list of XML technologies.

XHTML (Extensible HTML)
A stricter and purer XML-based version of HTML.

XML DOM (XML Document Object Model)
Standard document model for accessing and manipulating XML.

XSL (Extensible Stylesheet Language) XSL consists of three parts:

• XSLT (XSL Transformation) - Convert XML to other formats, such as HTML

• XSL-FO (XSL Formatting Object) - A language used to format XML documents

• XPath - A language used to navigate XML documents

XQuery (XML Query Language)
An XML-based language for querying XML data.

DTD (Document Type Definition)
A standard used to define legal elements in XML documents.

XSD (XML Schema)
XML-based DTD replacement.

XLink (XML Link Language)
A language for creating hyperlinks in XML documents.

XPointer (XML Pointer Language)
Allows XLink hyperlinks to point to more specific parts of an XML document.

SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol)
An XML-based protocol that allows applications to exchange information over HTTP.

WSDL (Web Services Description Language)
An XML-based language for describing web services.

RDF (Resource Description Framework)
An XML-based language for describing network resources.

RSS (Really Simple Syndication)
A format for aggregating news and news-like site content.

SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics)
Define graphics in XML format.