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What do those weird XML types want, anyway?

Summary: XML data fuses DB-like structure with text: deep hierarchies, arbitrary order, repetition, and many atomic types with complex aggregates. The paper shows 'semi-structured' is inadequate, exposing order sensitivity, recursive partitions, and weak typing, with consequences for information management and retrieval. (summarized by gpt-5-nano on Feb 09 2026)

Paper ID
8615
Venue
VLDB
Year
1999
Pagerank
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Overall Rank
13,949 | 2.96%
DOI
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