Re: what's a parser's job? [was: RE: SD5 - Namespaces - New Version 2]

lee@sq.com wrote:
> 
> In this mailing list at least, the word "parser" is generally taken in
> the SGML sense, although I would agree that it isn't clear.
> 
> Would it help if the XML spec used different terminology?
> E.g. the XML Input Reader and the XML Input Checker, or something??
> (an SGML/XML parser contains both of these)

I think it would.  The danger is that it can become the 
beginning of a reference implementation design (if one 
considers that dangerous).  But precision in terms will 
help definitely.

len