- From: Katie Haritos-Shea <ryladog@earthlink.net>
- Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2002 21:30:42 -0500
- To: "3WC WAI X-TECH" <wai-xtech@w3.org>
- Cc: "Wendy A. Chisholm" <wendy@w3.org>, "Charles McCathieNevile" <charles@w3.org>
On to our second definition to define. "Content" must have a definition soon, this is most critical for WCAG 2.0 and related Technique docs...............there was quite a bit of discussion on several occassions about content on different lists...............I'll go hunting for that now...........but please don't wait for that...............fire away............ I have included existing definitions and discussions of terms, in this order below: 0. <katie suggests> 1. WAI Printable Glossary (with W3C sources) 2. From External (non-w3c) Glossaries 3. Mail References for "content" from various w3c lists ...........and just to fire off the first shot............ <katie suggests, the ISO def with some elementary clarification and WCAG draft cyber-mix> content: The code characters that occur between the start-tag and end-tag in a document instance are the element's content. They can be interpreted as data, proper subelements, included subelements, other markup, or a mixture of them. This character content can include text as well as images, text in raster images, image map regions, animations (e.g., animated GIFs), applets and programmatic objects, ascii art, scripts, images used as list bullets, spacers, graphical buttons, sounds (played with or without user interaction), stand-alone audio files, audio tracks of video, and video. NOTE: If an element has an explicit content reference, or its declared content is "EMPTY", the content is empty. In such cases, the application itself may generate data and process it as though it were content data. (ISO 8879, as referenced in ISO 12083) </katie suggests> ........................................................................ .......................... WAI Printable Glossary http://WWW.w3.org/WAI/GL/Glossary/printable.html#def-content1 Content [ATAG10] In this specification, the term "content" is used in two ways: Content refers to the document object as a whole or in parts. Phrases such as "content type", "text content", and "language of content" refer to this usage. When used in this sense, the term content encompasses equivalent alternatives. Refer also to the definition of rendered content. and other accessibility information. Content refers to the content of an HTML or XML element, in the sense employed by the XML 1.0 specification ( XML, section 3.1): "The text between the start-tag and end-tag is called the element's content." Context should indicate that the term content is being used in this sense. Content [UAAG10] NEW 01-01-25 In this specification, the term "content" is used in three ways: Content refers to the document object as a whole or in parts. Phrases such as "content type", "text content", and "language of content" refer to this usage. When used in this sense, the term content encompasses equivalent alternatives. Refer also to the definition of rendered content. and other accessibility information. Content refers to the content of an HTML or XML element, in the sense employed by the XML 1.0 specification ( XML, section 3.1): "The text between the start-tag and end-tag is called the element's content." Context should indicate that the term content is being used in this sense. Content is used in the context of the phrases non-text content and text content. ........................................................................ ............................ From External (non-w3c) Glossaries: ISO International Standards http://www.niso.org/international/SC4/sc4gla2c.html content: Characters that occur between the start-tag and end-tag of an element in a document instance. They can be interpreted as data, proper subelements, included subelements, other markup, or a mixture of them. NOTE: If an element has an explicit content reference, or its declared content is "EMPTY", the content is empty. In such cases, the application itself may generate data and process it as though it were content data. (ISO 8879, as referenced in ISO 12083) content convention: An application convention governing data content, such as a restriction on length, allowable characters, or use of tipper-case and lower-case letters. NOTE: A content convention is essentially an informal data content notation, usually restricted to a single element type. (ISO 8879, as referenced in ISO 12083) (content) model: Parameter of an element declaration that specifies the model group and exceptions that define the allowed content of the element. (ISO 8879, as referenced in ISO 12083) ........................................................................ ............................. Content-Wire.com Glossary: http://www.content-wire.com/Glossary/Index.cfm Aggregation (of online content) Online aggregation is the process of gathering and storing content from various sources, that it gets sorted and distributed according to rules, preferences or levels of service. Aggregation is based on a 'pull' dynamic, and it is generally the first process of a syndication routine, which is a 'push' dynamic. Content Raw information becomes content when it is given a useable form intended for one or more purposes. Increasingly, the value of content is based upon the combination of its primary useable form, along with its application, accessibility, usage, usefulness, brand recognition, and uniqueness. Information passed casually around in the world is not content. It becomes content when we grab it and try to make some use of it. (Content Watch) Also the emerging industry driven by monetization business models, that leverages the value of content and it is online exchange dynamics. (Content-wire) Content Delivery On the Internet, content delivery (aka content distribution or caching) is the process of copying the pages of a Web site to geographically dispersed servers and, when a page is requested, dynamically identifying and serving the page from the closest server to the user, enabling faster delivery. High-traffic Web site owners and Internet service providers (ISPs) hire the services of the company that provides content delivery. A common content delivery approach involves the placement of cache servers at major Internet access points around the world and the use of a special routing code that redirects a Web page request (technically, a Hypertext Transfer Protocol - HTTP - request) to the closest server. When the Web user clicks on a URL that is content-delivery enabled, the content delivery network re-routes that user's request away from the site's originating server to a cache server closer to the user. The cache server determines what content in the request exists in the cache, serves that content, and retrieves any non-cached content from the originating server. New content is also cached locally. Other than faster loading times, the process is generally transparent to the user, except that the URL served may be different than the one requested. Content delivery can also be used for specific high-traffic events such as live Web broadcasts by continually dispersing content from the originating server to other servers via satellite links. Content delivery is similar to but more selective and dynamic than the simple copying or mirroring of a Web site to one or several geographically dispersed servers. (Definition by Cdd/101, masters of content delivery knowledge) Content Management The concept of Content Management has evolved very rapidly towards the end of the last millennium. The very first definitions were not making a clear distinction between Document, Knowledge and Content Management, while evolutionary thinking establishes that the three disciplines above are connected but distinct. Content-wire glossary is temporarily adopting the definition proposed by Content-Bridge Alliance, until further elaboration is available: In its purest form, Content Management is simply a set of rules and processes for contributing, collaborating on and controlling content. It may include document management through common workflows, media management based on a centralized contentbase and common tools for content creation and publishing. In its broadest sense, Content Management is a combination of software tools and business processes that allow corporations to effectively manage and deliver large amounts of diverse information to different media in the most effective means. Original Content Unique work of the Mind. It is manifest in works of art, and in most expressions of the intellectual and creative human activities (when functioning properly). The manipulation and contextualization of known news and facts, once expressed in a unique form or manner, are also original content. Years of controversy surround the definition or 'unique' and 'original', and require highly specialized legal technical skills to assess merit in matters of copyright and intellectual property law. Original Content is key to new economy business models. ........................................................................ ........................... Merriam-Websters Collegiate Dictionary: http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary 4con·tent Pronunciation: 'kän-"tent Function: noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin contentus, past participle of continEre to contain Date: 15th century 1 a : something contained -- usually used in plural <the jar's contents> <the drawer's contents> b : the topics or matter treated in a written work <table of contents> 2 a : SUBSTANCE, GIST b : MEANING, SIGNIFICANCE c : the events, physical detail, and information in a work of art -- compare FORM 10b 3 a : the matter dealt with in a field of study b : a part, element, or complex of parts 4 : the amount of specified material contained : PROPORTION ........................................................................ ......................... INTRODUCTION to Metadata: http://www.getty.edu/research/institute/standards/intrometadata/4_glossa ry/index.html content model A schema that defines data (including metadata) structures, including the types of elements, subelements, and values they can contain. content standard Standard authorities or sets of rules that determine the vocabulary, syntax, or format of what is entered into a data or metadata element, e.g., Art & Architecture Thesaurus, Library of Congress Subject Headings, Anglo-American Cataloging Rules, or Archives, Personal Papers, and Manuscripts. ........................................................................ ......................... ZEBRA Glossary: http://www.unt.edu/wmoen/Z3950/GIZMO/appendix_d.htm Content semantics: Standardized data model with shared semantic knowledge for specific communities. Include both rules and structures for maintaining a shared understanding of semantic knowledge. Z sets out standardized record syntax and related record composition parameters. Content resources: Includes the acquisition of a collection of bibliographic or other information object records (such as digital images or museum objects) to serve as the test collection. Shared Skills http://www.sharedskills.com/glossary_c.htm#content content Anything, including other elements, character data, and entities, found between the START and END tags of an element. content-based markup Markup that describes content intended to be read and processed by a computer to accomplish a task instead of displayed for a user. The Open Software Description (OSD) vocabulary, which is designed to describe software packages to be installed by a server across a network, is an example of content-based markup. content model In a DTD, the definition of the content (Element or character) that can be nested within any given element. Telecom Glossary http://www.its.bldrdoc.gov/projects/t1glossary2000/_content.html content: In Web terminology, the text, media, and links or information displayed by a browser at a particular Web site. [Bahorsky] SIRSI http://www.sirsi.com/glossary.html Content — Common term for information or knowledge managed and shared over the Internet ........................................................................ ............................ Mail References for "content": From: Sean P. "Really, "Web Content" should be used to indicate any network retrievable "Web Resource" [2], but I think that WCAG uses it in the sense of "content suitable for use in a hypermedia environment", i.e. anything that can be handled by HTTP." http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/wai-xtech/2001May/0019.html From: Ian Jacobs UAAG 1.0 uses "content = document object". http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/wai-xtech/2001May/0036.html "it would seem that content is what you get back as the manifestation of a resource" http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/wai-xtech/2001May/0042.html Katie Haritos-Shea Internet/Software/Device Accessibility and Standards Strategist/Developer/Evangelist #571-220-7777
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