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7. Glossary

7.1 Imperatives

may
The implementation is not obliged to follow this in any way.

must
If this is not followed, the implementation does not conform to this specification.

shall
If this is not followed, the implementation does not conform to this specification.

should
If this is not followed, though the implementation officially conforms to the specification, undesirable results may occur in practice.

typical
Typical rendering is described for many elements. This is not a mandatory part of the specification but is given as guidance for designers and to help explain the uses for which the elements were intended.


HTML 2.0 Specification (Internet Draft) - 29 NOV 94
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