The Processor and the Application

While this spec constrains some behaviors of an XML processor, it places no constraints on the application. This is an important point; it would be inappropriate (not to mention futile) for this document to try to enforce what other people do with XML; our job is limited to ensuring that they can interchange XML documents and agree on what they contain.

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