Here we have pointed out XML related technologies. There are following XML related technologies:
| No. | Technology | Meaning | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1) | XHTML | Extensible html | It is a clearer and stricter version of XML. It belongs to the family of XML markup languages. It was developed to make html more extensible and increase inter-operability with other data. |
| 2) | XML DOM | XML document object model | It is a standard document model that is used to access and manipulate XML. It defines the XML file in tree structure. |
| 3) | XSL it contain three parts: i) XSLT (xsl transform) ii) XSL iii)XPath | Extensible style sheet language | i) It transforms XML into other formats, like html. ii) It is used for formatting XML to screen, paper etc. iii) It is a language to navigate XML documents. |
| 4) | XQuery | XML query language | It is a XML based language which is used to query XML based data. |
| 5) | DTD | Document type definition | It is an standard which is used to define the legal elements in an XML document. |
| 6) | XSD | XML schema definition | It is an XML based alternative to dtd. It is used to describe the structure of an XML document. |
| 7) | XLink | XML linking language | xlink stands for XML linking language. This is a language for creating hyperlinks (external and internal links) in XML documents. |
| 8) | XPointer | XML pointer language | It is a system for addressing components of XML based internet media. It allows the xlink hyperlinks to point to more specific parts in the XML document. |
| 9) | SOAP | Simple object access protocol | It is an acronym stands simple object access protocol. It is XML based protocol to let applications exchange information over http. in simple words you can say that it is protocol used for accessing web services. |
| 10) | WSDL | web services description languages | It is an XML based language to describe web services. It also describes the functionality offered by a web service. |
| 11) | RDF | Resource description framework | RDF is an XML based language to describe web resources. It is a standard model for data interchange on the web. It is used to describe the title, author, content and copyright information of a web page. |
| 12) | SVG | Scalable vector graphics | It is an XML based vector image format for two-dimensional images. It defines graphics in XML format. It also supports animation. |
| 13) | RSS | Really simple syndication | RSS is a XML-based format to handle web content syndication. It is used for fast browsing for news and updates. It is generally used for news like sites. |
