The first application of XML would be document publishing. The main
advantage of XML in this arena is that XMLconcentrates on the structure
of the document, and this makes it independent of the delivery medium
(see Figure 1.6).
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Application of XML
Figure 1.6: XML is independent from the medium.
Therefore, it is possible to edit and maintain documents in XML and auto-
matically publish them on different media. The operative word here is auto-
matically.
The ability to target multiple media is becoming increasingly important
because many publications are available online and in print. Also, the Web
is changing very rapidly. What is ...
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