| XML Model Glossary | 
qualified name  | A name beginning with a prefix and a colon (:). The prefix is associated with  | 
(QName)  | a namespace URI. For example: xs:schema, xs being associated with  | 
  | http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema  | 
RDB | Relational database. A database organized in terms of relations between data  | 
redefine | Allows you to redefine simple and complex types, groups and attribute  | 
  | groups from an external schema file in the current schema  | 
reference | A property to define a local object by reference to a global object. The  | 
  | referenced (local) object has the same properties as the reference (global)  | 
  | object  | 
restriction | Derivation of a simple type or a complex type to restrict the values of their  | 
  | base type  | 
reverse-  | Process of examining and recovering data or source code from a file that is  | 
engineering  | then used to build or update an XML model  | 
schema | Diminutive for XML Schema or XML Schema Definition (XSD). It defines  | 
  | the structure and data types of an XML document  | 
scope | Sphere of action of an object. It can be local (within a parent object) or  | 
  | global (within a model)  | 
selector | An XPath expression that selects a set of elements for an identity constraint  | 
  | (unique, key or keyRef)  | 
  | For more information on XPath expressions, see section Defining an  | 
  | identity constraint selector in chapter Building an XML model  | 
sequence | A group particle indicating that child elements must appear at least once in  | 
  | the order of their declaration  | 
simple content | Allows you to extend or restrict the values of a complex type supporting  | 
  | character data or a simple type  | 
simple type  | A data type definition for the value of elements or attributes with   | 
  | content  | 
SQLX | XML extension of the Structured Query Language  | 
stereotype | |
  | its structure. It can be predefined or   | 
target namespace | Namespace of all the schema elements in the model. Its name is a URI which  | 
  | does not refer to any file but only to an assigned name. A prefix can be  | 
  | assigned to the namespace. All the schema elements with this prefix in their  | 
  | |
type  | Data type. It can be predefined or   | 
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