RFC 3870 · INFORMATIONAL · 2004

application/rdf+xml Media Type Registration

Overview

RFC 3870, “application/rdf+xml Media Type Registration”, is an Informational document published in September 2004 by A. Swartz. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document describes a media type (application/rdf+xml) for use with the Extensible Markup Language (XML) serialization of the Resource Description Framework (RDF). RDF is a language designed to support the Semantic Web, by facilitating resource description and data exchange on the Web. RDF provides common structures that can be used for interoperable data exchange and follows the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) design principles of interoperability, evolution, and decentralization. This memo provides information for the Internet community.

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What “Informational” means

Published for the general information of the community. It does not define an IETF standard and carries no standards-track status.

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