- cache
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From
Composite Capability/Preference Profiles (CC/PP): Structure and
Vocabularies 1.0 (2004-01-15)
| Glossary for
this source
A storage area used by a server or proxy to
store data resources that have been retrieved or created in
response to a request. When a new request for a "cached" data
resource is received, the server or proxy can respond with the
cached version instead of retrieving or creating a new copy.
- cache
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From Hypertext Transfer
Protocol -- HTTP/1.1 (1999-06-15) | Glossary for this
source
A program's local store of response
messages and the subsystem that controls its message storage,
retrieval, and deletion. A cache stores cacheable responses in
order to reduce the response time and network bandwidth consumption
on future, equivalent requests. Any client or server may include a
cache, though a cache cannot be used by a server that is acting as
a tunnel.A response is cacheable if a cache is allowed to store a
copy of the response message for use in answering subsequent
requests. The rules for determining the cacheability of HTTP
responses are defined in section 13. Even if a resource is
cacheable, there may be additional constraints on whether a cache
can use the cached copy for a particular request.
- cacheable
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From
Composite Capability/Preference Profiles (CC/PP): Structure and
Vocabularies 1.0 (2004-01-15)
| Glossary for
this source
A data resource is said to be "cacheable"
if the data resource contains a property that allows a server to
determine whether the cached resource matches a request for a
similar resource.
- cacheable
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From Hypertext Transfer
Protocol -- HTTP/1.1 (1999-06-15) | Glossary for this
source
A response is cacheable if a cache is
allowed to store a copy of the response message for use in
answering subsequent requests. The rules for determining the
cacheability of HTTP responses are defined in section 13. Even if a
resource is cacheable, there may be additional constraints on
whether a cache can use the cached copy for a particular
request.
-
Candidate Recommendation (CR)
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From World Wide Web
Consortium Process Document (2003-06-18) |
Glossary for this
source
A Candidate Recommendation is a document
that W3C believes has been widely reviewed and satisfies the
Working Group's technical requirements. W3C publishes a Candidate
Recommendation to gather implementation experience.
- capability
-
From
Composite Capability/Preference Profiles (CC/PP): Structure and
Vocabularies 1.0 (2004-01-15)
| Glossary for
this source
An attribute of a sender or receiver (often
the receiver) which indicates an ability to generate or process a
particular type of message content. See also "CC/PP
Attributes".
- capability
-
From Web Services Glossary (2004-02-11)
| Glossary for
this source
A capability is a named piece of functionality (or feature) that
is declared as supported or requested by an agent.
- captions
-
From User Agent
Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 (2002-12-17) |
Glossary for this
source
Captions are text transcripts that are
synchronized with other audio tracks or visual tracks. Captions
convey information about spoken words and non-spoken sounds such as
sound effects. They benefit people who are deaf or hard-of-hearing,
and anyone who cannot hear the audio (e.g., someone in a noisy
environment). Captions are generally rendered graphically
superimposed ("on top of") the synchronized visual track. The term
"open captions" generally refers to captions that are always
rendered with a visual track; they cannot be turned off. The term
"closed captions" generally refers to captions that may be turned
on and off. The captions requirements of this document assume that
the user agent can recognize the captions as such; see the section
on applicability for more information.Note: Other terms that
include the word "caption" may have different meanings in this
document. For instance, a "table caption" is a title for the table,
often positioned graphically above or below the table. In this
document, the intended meaning of "caption" will be clear from
context.
- captions
-
From Authoring Tool
Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 (2000-02-03) |
Glossary for this
source
"Captions" are essential text equivalents
for movie audio. Captions consist of a text transcript of the
auditory track of the movie (or other video presentation) that is
synchronized with the video and auditory tracks. Captions are
generally rendered graphically and benefit people who can see but
are deaf, hard-of-hearing, or cannot hear the audio.
- card
-
From Hypertext Terms (1995-04-15) | Glossary for this
source
An alternative term for a
node in a system (e.g.
HyperCard, Notecards) in which the node size is limited to a single
page of a limited size.
-
cascading style sheets (CSS)
-
From Mathematical
Markup Language (MathML) Version 2.0 (2001-02-21) |
Glossary for this
source
A language that allows authors and readers
to attach style (e.g. fonts, colors and spacing) to HTML and XML
documents.
- catch
element
-
From Voice
Extensible Markup Language (VoiceXML) Version 2.0 (2004-03-16)
| Glossary for
this source
A <catch> block or one of its
abbreviated forms. Certain default catch elements are defined by
the VoiceXML interpreter .
- CC/PP
processor
-
From
Composite Capability/Preference Profiles (CC/PP): Structure and
Vocabularies 1.0 (2004-01-15)
| Glossary for
this source
A CC/PP processor transforms a CC/PP
document from its RDF format into some other format. A CC/PP
processor understands CC/PP syntax and structure, including
"defaults", but it does not understand application semantics
associated with CC/PP attributes of CC/PP components.
- CC/PP
repository
-
From
Composite Capability/Preference Profiles (CC/PP): Structure and
Vocabularies 1.0 (2004-01-15)
| Glossary for
this source
A server that stores the user agent profile
or profile segments persistently in a form that may be referenced
by and incorporated into a profile. A CC/PP repository is typically
a Web server that provides CC/PP profiles or profile segments in
response to HTTP requests.
- CDATA
sections
-
From Extensible Markup Language
(XML) 1.1 (2004-02-04) |
Glossary for this
source
CDATA sectionsMAY occur anywhere character
data may occur; they are used to escape blocks of text containing
characters which would otherwise be recognized as markup. CDATA
sections begin with the string <![CDATA[ and end with the string
]]>:
- CDATA
sections
-
From Extensible Markup
Language (XML) 1.0 (2000-10-06) |
Glossary for this
source
CDATA sections may occur anywhere character
data may occur; they are used to escape blocks of text containing
characters which would otherwise be recognized as markup. CDATA
sections begin with the string <![CDATA[ and end with the string
]]>:
- CERN
-
From Glossary of "Weaving the Web"
(1999-07-23)
| Glossary for
this source
The European Particle Physics Laboratory,
located on the French-Swiss border near Geneva, Switzerland.
- certification
-
From W3C QA - Quality
Assurance glossary (2003-09-06) | Glossary for this
source
Acknowledgement that a validation was
completed and criteria established by the certifying organization
for issuing a certificate (or branding) has been met.
- chair
-
From Glossary of W3C Jargon (2003-03-11) | Glossary for this
source
n. (1) A person
designated by the Director who leads a Working Group. (2) The
leader or moderator of any W3C gathering. v. To moderate a
meeting.
n. The person
designated by the Process Document who holds some of the executive
authority in the W3C. By tradition, the Chairman is mostly
concerned with management issues. (This position is vacant at the
present time.)
- chairman
-
From Glossary of W3C Jargon (2003-03-11) | Glossary for this
source
n. The person designated by the
Process Document who holds some of the executive authority in the
W3C. By tradition, the Chairman is mostly concerned with management
issues. (This position is vacant at the present time.)