XHTML Meta Data Profiles (XMDP) is a format for defining metadata 'profiles' or formats in a machine-readable fashion, while also enabling people to see a description of the definition visually in a

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. XMDP definitions are expressed in

XHTML Extensible HyperText Markup Language (XHTML) is part of the family of XML markup languages. It mirrors or extends versions of the widely used HyperText Markup Language (HTML), the language in which Web pages are formulated. While HTML, prior ...

(or possibly

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). Examples of applications that use XMDP include XFN and hCard.

Example

title: The name given to a piece of work.

To apply, use the profile attribute in the head element of your document: Where

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denotes the full address of your XMDP profile resource.

External links

XFN 1.1 Profile

Microformats home page

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Example

See also

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