The term "normative" relates to a technical specification/standard in
that in order to be fully compliant with the specification, one
(usually) needs to comply with the normative section(s) of the
specification. Non-normative sections are often included as usage
examples and the like.
Kind Regards,
Joe Chiusano
Booz | Allen | Hamilton
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> What does the "normative references" mean? Does the "normative" specially refer to the standards made by W3C and other organizations (like ISO, ITEF, etc. )?
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> Collin