XML Related Technologies

Some XML-based technologies:

Technology	Meaning	Description
XHTML	Extensible html	It is a clearer and stricter version of XML. It belongs to the family of XML markup languages. It was developed to make html more extensible and increase inter-operability with other data.
XML DOM	XML document object model	It is a standard document model that is used to access and manipulate XML. It defines the XML file in tree structure.
XSL it contain three parts: i) XSLT (xsl transform) ii) XSL iii)XPath	Extensible style sheet language	i) It transforms XML into other formats, like html. ii) It is used for formatting XML to screen, paper etc. iii) It is a language to navigate XML documents.
XQuery	XML query language	It is a XML based language which is used to query XML based data.
DTD	Document type definition	It is an standard which is used to define the legal elements in an XML document.
XSD	XML schema definition	It is an XML based alternative to dtd. It is used to describe the structure of an XML document.
XLink	XML linking language	xlink stands for XML linking language. This is a language for creating hyperlinks (external and internal links) in XML documents.
XPointer	XML pointer language	It is a system for addressing components of XML based internet media. It allows the xlink hyperlinks to point to more specific parts in the XML document.
SOAP	Simple object access protocol	It is an acronym stands simple object access protocol. It is XML based protocol to let applications exchange information over http. in simple words you can say that it is protocol used for accessing web services.
WSDL	web services description languages	It is an XML based language to describe web services. It also describes the functionality offered by a web service.
RDF	Resource description framework	RDF is an XML based language to describe web resources. It is a standard model for data interchange on the web. It is used to describe the title, author, content and copyright information of a web page.
SVG	Scalable vector graphics	It is an XML based vector image format for two-dimensional images. It defines graphics in XML format. It also supports animation.
RSS	Really simple syndication	RSS is a XML-based format to handle web content syndication. It is used for fast browsing for news and updates. It is generally used for news like sites.