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XSLT

language for transforming XML documents
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XSLT is a software application whose design was influenced by the Document Style Semantics and Specification Language.

XSLT

Summary

XSLT is a W3C Recommendation[1]. XSLT draws 402 Wikipedia views per month (w3c_recommendation category, ranking #1 of 7).[2]

Key Facts

  • XSLT was influenced by Document Style Semantics and Specification Language[3].
  • XSLT's instance of is recorded as W3C Recommendation[4].
  • XSLT's instance of is recorded as XML transformation language[5].
  • XSLT's instance of is recorded as declarative programming language[6].
  • XSLT's instance of is recorded as programming language[7].
  • XSLT's instance of is recorded as XML-based format[8].
  • XSLT's instance of is recorded as research tool[9].
  • XSLT's based on is recorded as XML[10].
  • XSLT's developer is recorded as World Wide Web Consortium[11].
  • XSLT is part of XSL[12].
  • XSLT's Commons category is recorded as Extensible Stylesheet Language Transformations[13].
  • 1999 marks the founding of XSLT[14].
  • XSLT's official website is recorded as http://www.w3.org/TR/xslt[15].
  • XSLT's official website is recorded as http://www.w3.org/TR/xslt20/[16].
  • XSLT's official website is recorded as https://www.w3.org/standards/xml/transformation[17].
  • XSLT's media type is recorded as application/xslt+xml[18].
  • XSLT's media type is recorded as text/xsl[19].
  • XSLT's file extension is recorded as xsl[20].
  • XSLT's file extension is recorded as xslt[21].
  • XSLT's standards body is recorded as World Wide Web Consortium[22].
  • XSLT's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/xslt[23].
  • XSLT's has goal is recorded as transformation[24].
  • XSLT's programming paradigm is recorded as declarative programming[25].
  • XSLT's XML namespace URL is recorded as http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform[26].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include W3C Recommendation[4], XML transformation language[5], declarative programming language[6], programming language[7], XML-based format[8], and research tool[9].

Origins

1999 marks the founding of XSLT[14].

Use and Application

XSLT is part of XSL[12].

Movements and Schools

XSLT was influenced by Document Style Semantics and Specification Language[3].

Why It Matters

XSLT draws 402 Wikipedia views per month (w3c_recommendation category, ranking #1 of 7).[2] XSLT has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] XSLT is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  16. [18] ↑ . w3.org. w3.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . docs.microsoft.com. Retrieved . docs.microsoft.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . w3.org. Retrieved . w3.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · TiagoLubiana · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Dictionary of archives terminology id → xslt, extensible-stylesheet-language-transforms
    Yale lux id → concept/5a4f89af-84d4-43c7-a2bf-860344e2fb2f
    Standards body → —
    Encyclopedia of china (third edition) id → 546642
    + 66 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14357]]: data_2252, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289760571|XSLT stylesheet (#289760571)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7899|EDAM Ontology"
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