Compound Document Format (CDF) is a set of W3C candidate standards describing electronic

compound Compound may refer to: Architecture and built environments * Compound (enclosure), a cluster of buildings having a shared purpose, usually inside a fence or wall ** Compound (fortification), a version of the above fortified with defensive struc ...

document file format A document file format is a text or binary file format for storing documents on a storage media, especially for use by computers. There currently exist a multitude of incompatible document file formats. Examples of XML-based open standards are ...

s that contains multiple formats, such as SVG,

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 ...

, SMIL and

XForms XForms is an XML format used for collecting inputs from web forms. XForms was designed to be the next generation of HTML / XHTML forms, but is generic enough that it can also be used in a standalone manner or with presentation languages other th ...

. The core standards are the Web Integration Compound Document and the Compound Document by Reference Framework (CDR). As of August 19, 2010, the Compound Document Format working group has been closed, and W3C's development of the standard discontinued.

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Official websiteThe Standards blog "Putting the OpenDocument Foundation to Bed (without its supper)"Marbux "Putting Andy Updegrove to Bed (without his supper)"
Setting the Record Straight - Universal Interoperability Council, 6 February 2008 Markup languages Open formats Computer file formats {{software-type-stub

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