An [XML] markup language that allows XML resources to contain links themselves. HTML-style hyperlinks can be created, but the language also has strong features to make it easier to manage links over time. [Theo Verelst] Says who? Basically XLink defines a common notation for links to other resources. This is needed in XML as there is no implicit link definition as it exists for HTML with '''' and other tags. Both the XLink and the XPointer specifications are W3C Recommendations (http://www.w3.org/XML/Linking) which makes them loosely considered a standard. See http://sun.systemnews.com/62/1/opt-dev/index.shtml#9371 for more information. See also [XPointer]. ---- [Category XML] | [Category Internet] |