Hi Frank,
> Is this idle curiosity, or do you think there's some problem
> with the term "element" that would be relieved by using some
> other term?
It is historical curiosity. I would like to understand the history of XML. To that end, I'd like to know how the term "element" came about.
/Roger
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Frank Manola [mailto:]
> Sent: Thursday, December 24, 2009 10:26 AM
> To: Costello, Roger L.
> Cc: ''
> Subject: Re: [xml-dev] Where does the term "element" come from?
>
>
> On Dec 24, 2009, at 7:27 AM, Costello, Roger L. wrote:
>
> >
> > Hi Folks,
> >
> > This is a book element:
> >
> > <book>...</book>
> >
> > Why "element"?
>
> The direct answer is because the XML spec says so.
>
> >
> > Who decided to call it element?
> >
> > When was the term first used?
> >
> > There is the Periodic Table of elements. Is that where the
> term comes from?
> >
> > In hindsight, is there a better term?
>
> Is this idle curiosity, or do you think there's some problem
> with the term "element" that would be relieved by using some
> other term? After all, I suppose you could ask similar
> questions about the things in the periodic table couldn't you?
>
>
> >
> > /Roger
> >
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