IETF Matching of Language Tags

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Date added 10 August 2009
Last edited 12 November 2009

Full Title

IETF Matching of Language Tags

Description

IETF Matching of Language Tags describes a syntax, for matching language tags to a user„s preference list. It defines two matching methodologies; filtering and lookup. Implementations include language negotiation or content selection.

Standards Developing Organisation

IETF

Rights

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Lifecycle Actions

Access, Use and Reuse
Description and Representation Information

Standard Framework

Digital Archive Standards

Standard Type

Metadata Content Standards

Current Version

Further Information

Alternative Current Versions

None.

Previous Versions

Referenced Standards

Extensible Markup Language (XML) 1.0: 2004
IETF RFC 1766: March 1995, Tags for the Identification of Languages
IETF RFC 2119: March 1997, Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels
IETF RFC 2277: January 1998, IETF Policy on Character Sets and Languages
IETF RFC 2616 errata: October 2004, HTTP/1.1 Specification Errata
IETF RFC 2616: June 1999, Hypertext Transfer Protocol - HTTP/1.1
IETF RFC 3066: January 2001, Tags for the Identification of Languages
IETF RFC 3282: May 2002, Content Language Headers
IETF RFC 4234: October 2005, Augmented BNF for Syntax Specifications: ABNF
IETF RFC 4646: September 2006, Tags for Identifying Languages