[Bug 3226] Terminology: "character string"

http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=3226





------- Comment #1 from davep@iit.edu  2006-05-09 18:12 -------
(In reply to comment #0)

> In 2.4, the term "character string" in the first definition seems to have
> the same meaning as the term "A sequence of zero or more characters in the
> Universal Character Set (UCS)" in the fourth definition. Why are different
> terms used?

The reasons are buried in antiquity and no longer apply.  We should
unify the terminology.

>(I suggest defining the term "character string" (or "string") once and then
>using it, hyperlinked to the definition.)

A reasonable suggestion on its face.  It will be considered by the editors,
I'm sure.

Received on Tuesday, 9 May 2006 18:12:37 UTC