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Document Style Semantics and Specification Language

The Document Style Semantics and Specification Language (DSSSL) is an international standard developed to provide stylesheets for SGML documents.

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Family
Scheme
Paradigm
Style language · Transformation language

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Document Style Semantics and Specification Language

Nodes23
Edges22
Triples6
Avg. degree1.91
Density0.086957
Components1

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Document Style Semantics and Specification Language

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Paradigm · 2
Document Style Semantics and Specification Language → Style language, Transformation language
Family · 1
Document Style Semantics and Specification Language → Scheme

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Important terminology

dsssl sgml language document xsl used information stylesheet xml also format iso iec docbook transformation specification standard developed documents specific

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Document Style Semantics and Specification LanguageFamilyScheme1.00infobox
Document Style Semantics and Specification LanguageParadigmStyle language1.00infobox
Document Style Semantics and Specification LanguageParadigmTransformation language1.00infobox
DocBook converted from SGML to XMLinstance ofThis was emphasised when previous SGML strongholds0.80text
and also converted their favoured stylesheet language from DSSSL to XSL.Sometime in or before 1994instance ofThis was emphasised when previous SGML strongholds0.80text
James Clark began drafting ainstance ofThis was emphasised when previous SGML strongholds0.80text

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