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serialization

From XQuery 1.0: An XML Query Language (2007-01-23) | Glossary for this source

Serialization is the process of converting an XDM instance into a sequence of octets (step DM4 in Figure 1.)

serialization

From XML Path Language (XPath) 2.0 (2007-01-23) | Glossary for this source

Serialization is the process of converting an XDM instance into a sequence of octets (step DM4 in Figure 1.)

serialization error

From XSL Transformations (XSLT) 2.0 (2007-01-23) | Glossary for this source

If a transformation has successfully produced a final result tree, it is still possible that errors may occur in serializing the result tree. For example, it may be impossible to serialize the result tree using the encoding selected by the user. Such an error is referred to as a serialization error.

serialization feature

From XSL Transformations (XSLT) 2.0 (2007-01-23) | Glossary for this source

A processor that claims conformance with the serialization featuremust support the conversion of a final result tree to a sequence of octets following the rules defined in .

serialization feature

From XQuery 1.0: An XML Query Language (2007-01-23) | Glossary for this source

A conforming XQuery implementation that supports the Serialization FeatureMUST provide means for serializing the result of a query, as specified in .

server

From Web Characterization Terminology & Definitions Sheet (1999-05-24) | Glossary for this source

The role adopted by an application when it is supplying resources or resource manifestations.

server

From Glossary of "Weaving the Web" (1999-07-23) | Glossary for this source

A program that provides a service (typically information) to another program, called the client. A Web server holds Web pages and allows client programs to read and write them.

• Apacheis an open source server in C
• Jigsaw is W3C's open source server in Java

server

From Glossary of Terms for Device Independence (2005-01-18) | Glossary for this source

The role adopted by an application when it is supplying resources or resource manifestations.

This term was taken verbatim from Web Characterization Terminology & Definitions Sheet.

server

From Hypertext Transfer Protocol -- HTTP/1.1 (1999-06-15) | Glossary for this source

An application program that accepts connections in order to service requests by sending back responses. Any given program may be capable of being both a client and a server; our use of these terms refers only to the role being performed by the program for a particular connection, rather than to the program's capabilities in general. Likewise, any server may act as an origin server, proxy, gateway, or tunnel, switching behavior based on the nature of each request.

server

From Hypertext Terms (1995-04-15) | Glossary for this source

A program which provides a service to another, known as the client . In a hypertext system, a server will provide hypertext information to a browser . See also: daemon .

server session

From Web Characterization Terminology & Definitions Sheet (1999-05-24) | Glossary for this source

A collection of user clicks to a single Web server during a user session. Also called a visit.

service

From XML Key Management (XKMS 2.0) Requirements (2003-05-05) | Glossary for this source

An application that provides computational or informational resources on request. A service may be provided by several physical servers operating as a unit.

service

From The Platform for Privacy Preferences 1.0 (P3P1.0) Specification (2002-04-16) | Glossary for this source

A program that issues policies and (possibly) data requests. By this definition, a service may be a server (site), a local application, a piece of locally active code, such as an ActiveX control or Java applet, or even another user agent. Typically, however, a service is usually a Web site. In this specification the terms "service" and "Web site" are often used interchangeably.The person or legal entity which offers information, products or services from a Web site, collects information, and is responsible for the representations made in a practice statement.

service

From Web Services Glossary (2004-02-11) | Glossary for this source

1. A service is an abstract resource that represents a capability of performing tasks that form a coherent functionality from the point of view of providers entities and requesters entities. To be used, a service must be realized by a concrete provider agent.

2. WSDL service: A collection of end points. [WSD Reqs]

3. See Web service.

service description

From Web Services Glossary (2004-02-11) | Glossary for this source

A service description is a set of documents that describe the interface to and semantics of a service.

service interface

From Web Services Glossary (2004-02-11) | Glossary for this source

1. A service interface is the abstract boundary that a service exposes. It defines the types of messages and the message exchange patterns that are involved in interacting with the service, together with any conditions implied by those messages.

2. A logical grouping of operations. An interface represents an abstract service type, independent of transmission protocol and data format. [WSD Reqs]

service intermediary

From Web Services Glossary (2004-02-11) | Glossary for this source

1. A service intermediary is a Web service whose main role is to transform messages in a value-added way. (From a messaging point of view, an intermediary processes messages en route from one agent to another.) Specifically, we say that a service intermediary is a service whose outgoing messages are equivalent to its incoming messages in some application-defined sense.

2. See SOAP intermediary.

service provider

From Web Services Glossary (2004-02-11) | Glossary for this source

See provider agent and provider entity. See also the discussion about service provider in [WS Arch].

service provider (Data controller, legal entity)

From The Platform for Privacy Preferences 1.0 (P3P1.0) Specification (2002-04-16) | Glossary for this source

The person or legal entity which offers information, products or services from a Web site, collects information, and is responsible for the representations made in a practice statement.

service requester

From Web Services Glossary (2004-02-11) | Glossary for this source

See requester agent and requester entity. See also the discussion about service requester in [WS Arch].

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