Glossary of "Architecture of the World Wide Web, Volume One"

Term entries in the "Architecture of the World Wide Web, Volume One" glossary

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URI aliases

From Architecture of the World Wide Web, Volume One (2004-12-15)

Two or more different URIs that that identify the same resource.
URI collision

From Architecture of the World Wide Web, Volume One (2004-12-15)

The use of the same URI to refer to more than one resource in the context of Web protocols and formats.
URI ownership

From Architecture of the World Wide Web, Volume One (2004-12-15)

A relationship between a URI and a social entity, such as a person, organization, or specification.
URI persistence

From Architecture of the World Wide Web, Volume One (2004-12-15)

The social expectation that once a URI identifies a particular resource, it should continue indefinitely to refer to that resource.
URI reference

From Architecture of the World Wide Web, Volume One (2004-12-15)

An operational shorthand for a URI.
user agent

From Architecture of the World Wide Web, Volume One (2004-12-15)

One type of Web agent; a piece of software acting on behalf of a person.
web

From Architecture of the World Wide Web, Volume One (2004-12-15)

Shortened form of World Wide Web.
web agent

From Architecture of the World Wide Web, Volume One (2004-12-15)

A person or a piece of software acting on the information space on behalf of a person, entity, or process.
world wide web

From Architecture of the World Wide Web, Volume One (2004-12-15)

An information space in which items of interest are identified by Uniform Resource Identifiers.
WWW

From Architecture of the World Wide Web, Volume One (2004-12-15)

Acronym for World Wide Web.
xML-based format

From Architecture of the World Wide Web, Volume One (2004-12-15)

One that conforms to the syntax rules defined in the XML specification.

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