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- W3C (World Wide Web Consortium)
An industry consortium founded in 1994 that comprises over 120 organizations. Involved in the establishment of standards for the Web, including XML and DTDs for versions of HTML. In agreement with major vendors, responsible for the latest versions of HTML, starting with HTML 3.2 in June 1996 and HTML 4.0 on 18 December 1997. This organization has a close relationship with the IETF. Also responsible for XHTML. Contact http://www.w3.org/.
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Common abbreviation for the World Wide Web. An Internet service that uses the HTTP protocol and HTML format data files to provide an attractive document delivery service over standard telephone lines. Information is passed between a Web server and ...
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