THE XML REVOLUTION - TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE FUTURE WEB

The XLink linking model

Basic XLink terminology:

Link: explicit relationship between two or more resources.
Linking element: an XML element that asserts the existence and describes the characteristics of a link.
Locator: an identification of a remote resource that is participating in the link.

One linking element defines a set of traversable arcs between some resources.

A local resource comes from the linking element's own content.

Outbound: the source is a local resource
Inbound: the destination is a local resource
Third-party: none of the resources are local

Third-party links can be used to construct shared link bases for browsers.