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Hi Frank, > Is this idle curiosity, or do you think there's some problem > with the term "element" that would be relieved by using some > other term? It is historical curiosity. I would like to understand the history of XML. To that end, I'd like to know how the term "element" came about. /Roger > -----Original Message----- > From: Frank Manola [mailto:fmanola@acm.org] > Sent: Thursday, December 24, 2009 10:26 AM > To: Costello, Roger L. > Cc: 'xml-dev@lists.xml.org' > Subject: Re: Where does the term "element" come from? > > > On Dec 24, 2009, at 7:27 AM, Costello, Roger L. wrote: > > > > > Hi Folks, > > > > This is a book element: > > > > <book>...</book> > > > > Why "element"? > > The direct answer is because the XML spec says so. > > > > > Who decided to call it element? > > > > When was the term first used? > > > > There is the Periodic Table of elements. Is that where the > term comes from? > > > > In hindsight, is there a better term? > > Is this idle curiosity, or do you think there's some problem > with the term "element" that would be relieved by using some > other term? After all, I suppose you could ask similar > questions about the things in the periodic table couldn't you? > > > > > > /Roger > > > ______________________________________________________________ > _________ > > > > XML-DEV is a publicly archived, unmoderated list hosted by OASIS > > to support XML implementation and development. To minimize > > spam in the archives, you must subscribe before posting. > > > > [Un]Subscribe/change address: http://www.oasis-open.org/mlmanage/ > > Or unsubscribe: xml-dev-unsubscribe@lists.xml.org > > subscribe: xml-dev-subscribe@lists.xml.org > > List archive: http://lists.xml.org/archives/xml-dev/ > > List Guidelines: http://www.oasis-open.org/maillists/guidelines.php > > > >
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