Appendix B: Resources

ACGI		Asynchronous Common Gateway Interface
API		Application programming interface
ASCII		American Standard Code for Information Interchange
attribute		Parameter to further define an element. Each attribute should be unique within a single element.
CDATA		Character data
CDML		Claris Dynamic Markup Language
CGI		Common Gateway Interface
ColdFusion		A web application development tool and web application server (http://www.macromedia.com/software/coldfusion)
CSS		Cascading Style Sheet
Daemon		An attendant that waits to serve, such as a mailer daemon on a server computer
DNS		Domain Name System (or Service)
DOCTYPE		Document Type Declaration
DOM		Document Object Model
DSO		Data Source Object
DSSL		Document Style Semantics and Specification Language
DTD		Document Type Definition
EBNF		Extended Backus-Naur Form
ECMA		European Computer Manufacturers Association
ECMAscript		See JavaScript
EDI		Electronic Data Interchange; a format for sending and receiving invoices, purchase orders, and other business transactions. New standards for using XML/EDI can be found with your favorite search engine.
element		Basic component of a tags-based text format document
entity		A character or series of characters that symbolize something
ERP		Enterprise Resource Planning
FAQ		Frequently Asked Questions
GREP		global/regular expression/print
HDML		Handheld Device Markup Language
HTTP		Hypertext Transfer Protocol
hub		A central location used to distribute data packets on a network
IETF		Internet Engineering Task Force
IP		Internet Protocol
ISO		International Organization for Standardization
JavaScript		Formerly LiveScript; a scripting language used to enhance HTML
JDBC		JDBC
JVM		Java Virtual Machine
Lasso		A development and application web server by Blueworld (http://www.blueworld.com/)
LDAP		Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
localhost		Default server alias for local access; also 127.0.0.1 IP address
metadata		Information about the data
namespace		Unique identifier for binding elements and attributes
NAT		Network Address Translation
network		An interconnection of computers and other devices; could be wireless
ODBC		Open Database Connectivity
parse		Translate the meaning of something, separate it out
PCDATA		Parsed character data
PDF		Portable Document Format
port		Connection ID for a server
PostScript		Adobe printing language
RAIC		Redundant Array of Inexpensive Computers
RAID		Redundant Array of Independent Disks
render		Draw, display
RFC		Request For Comment
root		Topmost location in a document
root element		Topmost element in a document
router		Hardware and/or software to switch connections on a network
RPC		Remote Procedure Call
RTF		Rich Text Format
SAP		Company with an integrated suite of applications for business transactions
schema		Plan or map of a document; outline
servlet		Small server application
SGML		Standard Generalized Markup Language
SMIL		Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language
SSI		Server-Side Include
SSL		Secure Sockets Layer
stateless		Does not maintain constant connection
stylesheet		List of elements to transform a document from one type to another
SVG		Scalable Vector Graphics
Tango/Witango		Application Web Server plug-in and development editor
TCP		Transmission Control Protocol
TCP/IP		Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
TEI		Text Encoding Initiative
template		Document with common elements that can be used as a basis for another document
UDP		User Datagram Protocol
Unicode		Method of encoding all characters, including pictogram languages
URI		Uniform Resource Indicator
URL		Uniform Resource Locator
URN		Uniform Resource Name
valid		Meets predetermined criteria. XML is valid if it conforms to DTD; FileMaker data is valid if it conforms to validation requirements in Define Fields.
W3C		World Wide Web Consortium
WAP		Wireless Application Protocol
WDDX		Web Distributed Data Exchange (ColdFusion)
WebObjects		Java-based Web development and Web server application (http://www.apple.com)
well-formed		Meets with the specifications. An XML document that conforms to the standards set forth by the W3C.
white space		Spaces, tabs, carriage returns, and linefeed characters
WIDL		Web Interface Definition Language
WML		Wireless Markup Language
WSC		Web Server Connector
XLink		XML Linking Language
XML		Extensible Markup Language
XPath		XML Path Language
XPointer		XML Pointer Language
XSL		Extensible Stylesheet Language or XML Stylesheet Language
XSLT		XSL Transformation
XUL		XML User Interface Language