Knowledge Systems Laboratory, Stanford University
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XML Namespaces
uURI (Universal Resource Identifier)
„The Web is an information space
„The URIs are the points in that space
„URI: name or address that refers to a resource
>URL (Uniform Resource Locator): URI that includes explicit instructions on how to access the resource on the internet
uXML namespace
„Set of names used as element types and attribute names
„Identified by a URI
„Universally unique
uQualified name
„A universally unique identifier
„Syntax:  NamespaceName ‘:’ LocalPart