Attribute - Special nodes that are added to elements to further specify the element. For example, you can specify user or security level with attributes.
Chunk - A section of XML, which can be stored in a database and then included into a larger XML document. Used to make flexible documents for various users and tneeds.
Document Type Definition - The hierarchical list of XML elements and attributes use to structure an XML document.
Element - The basic building block of XML, which are defined in a hierarchical structure. All sections of the document are enclosed in nested element tags.
Element Definition Document - A FrameMaker file containing the rules for a structured FM document. Defines not only which elements are legal, in which order, as with a DTD, but also defines the formatting of the text, in the same way as XSL.
Raster Graphics - Type of graphic based on a RECTANGULAR grid in which different pixels illuminate specific colors. Typical formats: .gif, .jpg, png, bitmap.
Read/Write Rules - Translation between the FrameMaker EDD and the XML DTD.
Single Sourcing - Using a single source file to output different documents, in different file types and/or content.
Structured Application Document - A FrameMaker file which serves as a pointer to the support files (such as the EDD and Read/Write Rules) used during the conversion to XML.
SVG - Scalable Vector Graphics
Template - A blank FrameMaker document with formatting and element definitions (EDD) attached.
Vector Graphics - Type of graphic created through mathematical commands that define their size, position and geometry, in other words, shapes, lines and curves. The many different file stypes, such as CAD and Visio diagrams or Flash animations, require a viewer outside the software that creates them.
XML - Extensible Mark-up Language. XML marks up text according to meaning, not output format. Thus sections are marked according to their content, and can be further defined for different purposes. One xml file can include sections about the same issue intended for different output methods. When XML files are coupled with XSL-Stylesheets, they can be transformed into various versions. Please see my earlier article about XML in the September issue of Ruff Draft.
XSL - Extensible Stylesheet Language is an XML document which is used to transform XML to another form, either another XML document, HTML, WAP, pdf, text or even SVG. It has several forms: XSLT for transformations to other file types, and XSL-FO, for formatting print text.