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Dear Hans-Jürgen, > could you venture a definition of the term "document" in this context? There is a distinction commonly made in XML: data-oriented vs. document-oriented (even though I am not sure if this terminology is settled). A data-oriented XML document looks like records, often with repeating patterns, exactly like in your own example: <getFlights> <departureAirport>CGN</departureAirport> <departureDate>2017-08-18</departureDate> </getFlights> (further data can be nested as well). Such documents are easy to map to and from tables, for example. A document-oriented XML document looks more like an HTML page with mixed content, XHTML and docbook being two prominent examples: <paragraph>This is <bold>bold</bold> text and this is <italic>italic</italic> text</paragraph> The former is similar in spirit to JSON -- this is where they "overlap" -- while the latter is one of XML's sweet spots, which explains why it is so popular in the publishing industry. Kind regards, Ghislain
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