Glossaries and Tools

Markup languages, such as SGML and XML, use their own terminology involving a combination of programming, engineering, and printing. This page lists links to some useful glossaries.

• Acronymfinder -- Have an issue with a TLA? Try this ANSI what a great tool it is.
• Definitions of SGML-Related Terms -- an abbreviated list of terms with extensive definitions.
• DSSSL Documentation Project Glossary -- lists term definitions contributed by members of the DSSSList subscribers.
• HTML Glossary -- contains many terms related to HTML and electronic publishing.
• Hypertext Terms -- a glossary of computing and hypertext terms.
• Printing Terms -- a glossary of printing terms, divided into 12 sections. Click on a range of letters to jump to a particular section.
• SGML Assessment: SGML Acronyms Explained -- a lengthy list of SGML acronyms.
• SGML Glossary -- a short HTML, SGML, and XML glossary.
  
• SKOS Primer -- SKOS (Simple Knowledge Organization System) provides a model for expressing the basic structure and content of concept schemes such as thesauri, classification schemes, subject heading lists, and other types of controlled vocabulary. This draft primer is an implementers' guide for those who would like to represent their concept scheme using SKOS.