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2 StuartYeates 1 The set of all possible labels or names within a system or a method of partitioning the set into subsets. Partititioned name spaces are greatly benificial for avoiding [NamespaceCollision]s.
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2 StuartYeates 3 [C++], [Java] and [XML] all have partititioned [NameSpace]s, with [XML]s being the most flexible due to provision for aliases. [C] and [SGML] lack [NameSpace]s, which is not a problem until you want to get two independantly designed and written systems to work together.