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What is DTD?

DTD (Document Type Definition) is a set of markup declarations that define a document type for SGML-family languages (like XML and HTML). It specifies the elements, attributes, and entities that can be used in a document, as well as the relationships between them, thereby providing a grammar or schema for validating the structure and content of documents. DTDs are commonly used to ensure that documents conform to a specific format, enabling consistent processing and exchange of data. However, DTDs have limitations, and XML Schema (XSD) is often preferred for XML validation in modern applications.

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What other technologies are related to DTD?

DTD Competitor Technologies

XSD

XML Schema Definition (XSD) is a schema language that is often used as a replacement for DTD due to its greater flexibility and support for datatypes.

mentioned alongside DTD in 3% (394) of relevant job posts

XML Schema

Another term for XSD. XML Schema Definition (XSD) is a schema language that is often used as a replacement for DTD due to its greater flexibility and support for datatypes.

mentioned alongside DTD in 5% (114) of relevant job posts

JSON

JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) is a lightweight data-interchange format. While not directly a competitor to DTD, its increasing popularity as an alternative to XML for data representation makes it a competitor in terms of general usage.

mentioned alongside DTD in 0% (176) of relevant job posts

DTD Complementary Technologies

XSL

Extensible Stylesheet Language (XSL) can be used to transform XML documents defined using DTD to other formats, such as HTML or plain text. Complementary as it works with XML defined by DTD.

mentioned alongside DTD in 3% (217) of relevant job posts

XSLT

XSL Transformations (XSLT) is a language for transforming XML documents. It's often used to convert XML to HTML or other formats, and works with XML defined by DTD.

mentioned alongside DTD in 1% (369) of relevant job posts

XPath

XML Path Language (XPath) is a query language for selecting nodes from an XML document. It's used with DTD to navigate and extract data.

mentioned alongside DTD in 2% (194) of relevant job posts