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What is Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML)

Chapter 71
Encyclopedia of Internet Technologies and Applications
An international standard in markup languages, a basis for HTML, and a precursor to XML. SGML is both a language and an ISO standard for describing information embedded within a document.
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The Semantic Web
Kevin Curran (University of Ulster, Ireland) and Gary Gumbleton (University of Ulster, Ireland)
Copyright: © 2008 |Pages: 7
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59140-993-9.ch071
Abstract
Tim Berners-Lee, director of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), states that, “The Semantic Web is not a separate Web but an extension of the current one, in which information is given well-defined meaning, better enabling computers and people to work in cooperation” (Berners-Lee, 2001). The Semantic Web will bring structure to the meaningful content of Web pages, creating an environment where software agents, roaming from page to page, can readily carry out sophisticated tasks for users. The Semantic Web (SW) is a vision of the Web where information is more efficiently linked up in such a way that machines can more easily process it. It is generating interest not just because Tim Berners-Lee is advocating it, but because it aims to solve the problem of information being hidden away in HTML documents, which are easy for humans to get information out of but are difficult for machines to do so. We will discuss the Semantic Web here.
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