Changeset 867

Timestamp:

22/07/10 09:09:14 (12 years ago)

Author:

fielding@…

Message:

(editorial) replace "metainformation" with more common "metadata"

Location:

draft-ietf-httpbis/latest

Files:

• p2-semantics.xml (modified) (3 diffs)
• p3-payload.xml (modified) (1 diff)
• p4-conditional.xml (modified) (1 diff)

draft-ietf-httpbis/latest/p2-semantics.xml

@@ -878 +878 @@
 <t>
    The HEAD method is identical to GET except that the server &MUST-NOT;
-   return a message-body in the response. The metainformation contained
+   return a message-body in the response. The metadata contained
    in the HTTP headers in response to a HEAD request &SHOULD; be identical
    to the information sent in response to a GET request. This method can
-   be used for obtaining metainformation about the representation implied by the
+   be used for obtaining metadata about the representation implied by the
    request without transferring the representation body. This method is
    often used for testing hypertext links for validity, accessibility,
@@ -1087 +1087 @@
 <section title="Status Code Definitions" anchor="status.codes">
 <t>
-   Each Status-Code is described below, including any metainformation required
+   Each Status-Code is described below, including any metadata required
    in the response.
 </t>
@@ -1232 +1232 @@
   <iref primary="true" item="Status Codes" subitem="203 Non-Authoritative Information" x:for-anchor=""/>
 <t>
-   The returned metainformation in the entity-header is not the
+   The returned metadata in the entity-header is not the
    definitive set as available from the origin server, but is gathered
    from a local or a third-party copy. The set presented &MAY; be a subset
    or superset of the original version. For example, including local
    annotation information about the resource might result in a superset
-   of the metainformation known by the origin server. Use of this
+   of the metadata known by the origin server. Use of this
    response code is not required and is only appropriate when the
    response would otherwise be 200 (OK).

draft-ietf-httpbis/latest/p3-payload.xml

@@ -721 +721 @@
   <x:anchor-alias value="extension-header"/>
 <t>
-   Entity-header fields define metainformation about the entity-body or,
+   Entity-header fields define metadata about the entity-body or,
    if no body is present, about the resource identified by the request.
 </t>

draft-ietf-httpbis/latest/p4-conditional.xml

@@ -447 +447 @@
    evaluated to false when it was tested on the server. This response
    code allows the client to place preconditions on the current resource
-   metainformation (header field data) and thus prevent the requested
+   metadata (header field data) and thus prevent the requested
    method from being applied to a resource other than the one intended.
 </t>