In a word, it can be considered semi-structured. But some consider it
unstructured. Depends on your perspective.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bullard, Claude L (Len) [mailto:]
> Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2005 9:53 AM
> To:
> Subject: [xml-dev] Is HTML structured or unstructured information?
>
> Is HTML structured or unstructured information?
>
> "Structured information may be characterized as information
> whose intended meaning is unambiguous and explicitly
> represented in the structure or format of the data. The
> canonical example of structured information is a relational
> database table. Unstructured information may be characterized
> as information whose intended meaning is only loosely implied
> by its form and therefore requires interpretation in order to
> approximate and extract its intended meaning. Examples
> include natural language documents, speech, audio, still
> images, and video."
>
> http://www.research.ibm.com/journal/sj/433/ferrucci.html
>
> IAW that definition, it is unstructured. OTOH is it really a
> mixed variety and that definition, polar and incomplete?
>
> len
>
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