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language identifier

From Voice Extensible Markup Language (VoiceXML) Version 2.0 (2004-03-16) | Glossary for this source

A language identifier labels information content as being of a particular human language variant. Following the XML specification for language identification [XML] , a legal language identifier is identified by an RFC 3066 [RFC3066] code. A language code is required by RFC 3066. A country code or other subtag identifier is optional by RFC 3066.
manageable service

From Web Services Glossary (2004-02-11) | Glossary for this source

A Web service becomes a manageable service with additional semantics, policy statements, and monitoring and control (or management) capabilities (exposed via a management interface) all for the purpose of managing the service.

management

From Web Services Glossary (2004-02-11) | Glossary for this source

The utilization of the management capabilities by the management system in order to perform monitoring of values, tracking of states and control of entities in order to produce and maintain a stable operational environment.

management capability

From Web Services Glossary (2004-02-11) | Glossary for this source

Capabilities that a Web service has for the purposes of controlling or monitoring the service, and that can be exposed to a management system for the sole purpose of managing the service.

management interface

From Web Services Glossary (2004-02-11) | Glossary for this source

Interface through which the management capabilities of a service are exposed.

management policy

From Web Services Glossary (2004-02-11) | Glossary for this source

Policy associated with a Web service solely for the purpose of describing the management obligations and permissions for the service.

management semantics

From Web Services Glossary (2004-02-11) | Glossary for this source

The management semantics of a service augment the semantics of a service with management-specific semantics. These management semantics form the contract between the provider entity and the requester entity that expresses the effects and requirements pertaining to the management and management policies for a service.

markup language

From Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 (2000-02-03) | Glossary for this source

Authors encode information using a "markup language" such as HTML [HTML4], SVG [SVG], or MathML [MATHML].
mathematical markup language (MathML)

From Mathematical Markup Language (MathML) Version 2.0 (2001-02-21) | Glossary for this source

The markup language specified in this document for describing the structure of mathematical expressions, together with a mathematical context.
message

From Web Characterization Terminology & Definitions Sheet (1999-05-24) | Glossary for this source

A unit of communication exchanged between equivalent network layers or services, located at different hosts.
message

From Web Services Glossary (2004-02-11) | Glossary for this source

  1. A message is the basic unit of data sent from one Web servicesagent to another in the context of Web services.

  2. The basic unit of communication between a Web service and a requester: data to be communicated to or from a Web service as a single logical transmission. [WSD Reqs]

  3. See also SOAP message.

message

From Hypertext Transfer Protocol -- HTTP/1.1 (1999-06-15) | Glossary for this source

The basic unit of HTTP communication, consisting of a structured sequence of octets matching the syntax defined in section 4 and transmitted via the connection.
message

From Architecture of the World Wide Web, Volume One (2004-12-15) | Glossary for this source

A unit of communication between agents.
message correlation

From Web Services Glossary (2004-02-11) | Glossary for this source

Message correlation is the association of a message with a context. Message correlation ensures that the requester agent can match the reply with the request, especially when multiple replies may be possible.

message exchange pattern (MEP)

From Web Services Glossary (2004-02-11) | Glossary for this source

  1. A Message Exchanage Pattern (MEP) is a template, devoid of application semantics, that describes a generic pattern for the exchange of messages between agents. It describes the relationships (e.g., temporal, causal, sequential, etc.) of multiple messages exchanged in conformance with the pattern, as well as the normal and abnormal termination of any message exchange conforming to the pattern.

  2. See SOAP message exchange pattern (MEP).

message receiver

From Web Services Glossary (2004-02-11) | Glossary for this source

A message receiver is an agent that receives a message.

message reliability

From Web Services Glossary (2004-02-11) | Glossary for this source

Message reliability is the degree of certainty that a message will be delivered and that sender and receiver will both have the same understanding of the delivery status.

message sender

From Web Services Glossary (2004-02-11) | Glossary for this source

A message sender is the agent that transmits a message.

message transport

From Web Services Glossary (2004-02-11) | Glossary for this source

A message transport is a mechanism that may be used by agents to deliver messages.

natural language

From User Agent Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 (2002-12-17) | Glossary for this source

Natural language is spoken, written, or signed human language such as French, Japanese, and American Sign Language. On the Web, the natural language of content may be specified by markup or HTTP headers. Some examples include the lang attribute in HTML 4 ([HTML4] section 8.1), the xml:lang attribute in XML 1.0 ([XML], section 2.12), the hreflang attribute for links in HTML 4 ([HTML4], section 12.1.5), the HTTP Content-Language header ([RFC2616], section 14.12) and the Accept-Language request header ([RFC2616], section 14.4). See also the definition of script.

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