RE: ORA-XQ-074-E: (ab)use of term "data model"

I fear that this abuse is so widespread it is going to be very hard to
eliminate it. But I agree with you, we really should try. 

Michael Kay

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> [mailto:public-qt-comments-request@w3.org] On Behalf Of Stephen Buxton
> Sent: 16 February 2004 11:32
> To: public-qt-comments@w3.org
> Subject: ORA-XQ-074-E: (ab)use of term "data model"
> 
> 
> 
> SECTION 2.2: processing model
> 
> First para after figure 1, third sentence:
> "The external processing domain includes the generation
> of the data model".  But the data model is an 
> abstract framework describing the kind of data found 
> during an XQuery execution.  Confer "XQuery 1.0 and 
> XPath 2.0 Data Model" Introduction, second para, for
> a definition of "data model".  If anything "includes
> the generation of the data model" it has been the 
> W3C group working on that specification.
> Perhaps what you mean here is "The external processing domain 
> includes the generation of the data."
> Of course, the data forms a time-varying collection
> of values, so it might be more accurate to say
> "The external processing domain includes the 
> generation of the initial values of the data."  
> 
> - Steve B.
>