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==XML== An XML document is a text document that consists of an XML declaration and a root element with well-formed content. Example XML Document Blah
MIME MIME is an Internet Standard that allows email systems to interpret complex data. Web browsers also use the MIME type to accurately display information or launch a separate application to handle the data. All MIME types consist of two parts, in the form type/subtype. This information is sent to the browser by a web server. Usually, the server determines the MIME type based on the document's file extension. For example, the server would interpret an extension of .txt (plain text file) to have a MIME type of text/plain. XML Specific MIME Types There are two MIME assignments for XML data. These are: Because of the wide variety of documents that can be expressed using an XML syntax, additional MIME types are needed to differentiate between languages. XML-based formats add a suffix of +xml to the MIME type. Some common XML based languages include: | ||||||||
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