Re: [xml-dev] Where does the term "element" come from?

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Richard Salz <>
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"Costello, Roger L." <>
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2009-12-24T15:53:04Z
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Re: [xml-dev] Where does the term "element" come from?
If the symbols of the language are atoms (geez, does everything derive 
from LISP?), then aggregations into tokens are, naturally, elements.  No 
surprise, then, that some elements -- words -- are considered toxic and/or 
radioactive.

        /r$

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