[thelist] DTD / <!DOCTYPE> : what diff?
Erika Meyer
erika at seastorm.com
Thu Jun 29 12:20:34 CDT 2000
When the W3C validator tell you to use the proper <!DOCTYPE> I assume
they are referring to that bit one is supposed to put at the top of
one's HTML doc which I assume refers to the DTD (Document Type
Definition)s that the W3C keeps on hand.
However, since they say <!DOCTYPE> and not DTD, I further assume that
these terms are not synonymous.
My best guess is that the DTD is the whole description of how the
MarkUp is supposed to work, while the term "DOCTYPE" simply refers to
the REFERENCE to that (external) DTD .
Is that correct?
Erika
erika at seastorm.com
http://www.seastorm.com
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