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In a word, it can be considered semi-structured. But some consider it unstructured. Depends on your perspective. Joe Joseph Chiusano Booz Allen Hamilton O: 703-902-6923 C: 202-251-0731 Visit us online@ http://www.boozallen.com > -----Original Message----- > From: Bullard, Claude L (Len) [mailto:len.bullard@i...] > Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2005 9:53 AM > To: xml-dev@l... > Subject: Is HTML structured or unstructured information? > > Is HTML structured or unstructured information? > > "Structured information may be characterized as information > whose intended meaning is unambiguous and explicitly > represented in the structure or format of the data. The > canonical example of structured information is a relational > database table. Unstructured information may be characterized > as information whose intended meaning is only loosely implied > by its form and therefore requires interpretation in order to > approximate and extract its intended meaning. Examples > include natural language documents, speech, audio, still > images, and video." > > http://www.research.ibm.com/journal/sj/433/ferrucci.html > > IAW that definition, it is unstructured. OTOH is it really a > mixed variety and that definition, polar and incomplete? > > len > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > The xml-dev list is sponsored by XML.org > <http://www.xml.org>, an initiative of OASIS > <http://www.oasis-open.org> > > The list archives are at http://lists.xml.org/archives/xml-dev/ > > To subscribe or unsubscribe from this list use the subscription > manager: <http://www.oasis-open.org/mlmanage/index.php> > >
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