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# Glossary

This chapter is intended to explain the various acronyms which have been used throughout the KNewsTicker documentation. If you feel any acronyms or terms are missing here, please don't hesitate to send an email to Frerich Raabe `<raabe@kde.org>` so that they can be added. Thank you.

RDF

  Resource Description Framework. A language derived from XML which describes metadata. Commonly used as a backend format for articles and other publications. For more detailed information on RDF files, you might want to read the brief info on RDF files, or go directly to the official page on RDF files at the World Wide Web Consortium.

RSS

  The RDF Site Summary is actually an extension to the RDF language. Quoting the official RSS v1.0 specification:

  "RDF Site Summary (RSS) is a lightweight multipurpose extensible metadata description and syndication format. RSS is an XML application, conforms to the W3C's RDF Specification and is extensible via XML-namespace and/or RDF based modularization."

XML

  The Extensible Markup Language is the "universal format for structured documents and data on the Web". It's a derivate of SGML which fits the need of the world wide web. You might want to check the the Extensible Markup Language page at the World Wide Web Consortium for further information.

W3C

  An abbreviation for "World Wide Web Consortium" Quoting the official homepage of the W3C, "the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) develops interoperable technologies (specifications, guidelines, software, and tools) to lead the Web to its full potential as a forum for information, commerce, communication, and collective understanding"

URL

  URL stands for "Uniforme Resource Locator", a specially formatted string which can reference resources like images, documents and other things on the Internet. Please refer to the respective webpage for more detailed information on this topic.

DCOP

  The Desktop COmmunication Protocol is a way for applications to communicate to each other. For instance, KNewsTicker's configuration dialog uses DCOP to tell the applet itself about the current configuration. For more detailled information on DCOP you might want to visit http://developer.kde.org/documentation/library/2.0-api/dcop/HOWTO.html for a complete explanation of DCOP.

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