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XLink Last modified: Tuesday, March 25, 2003
Short for XML Linking Language, a computer language that allows both unidirectional and bidirectional links to other resources (e.g., files, images, documents, programs, query results) to be embedded in XML documents, similar to the hyperlinks found in HTML Web pages. XLink gives XML documents the ability to: assert linking relationships among two or more resources associate a link with metadata express links that are in a location separate from the linked resources.
XLink Version 1.0 This W3C specification defines the XML Linking Language, which allows elements to be inserted into XML documents in order to create and describe links between resources. XLink: Creating Powerful, Flexible Hypertext Structures This page from Top XML describes how to create flexible hypertext structures using XLink, including what XLink does and different levels of linking complexity. XML XLink Requirements Version 1.0 A thorough explanation of requirements for the design of XLink from W3C.	Related Categories Compiling, Binding and Linking HTML XML Related Terms HTML hyperlink link XML