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- backslash () as XFN component escape character
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- Backus-Naur Form (BNF)
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- base attribute interface
, , ,  - abstract data types
,  - attribute-modification operations
,  - conventions
,  - memory management policies
,  - multiple-attribute operations
, , ,  - parameters
, ,  - attribute modification lists
,  - attribute sets
,  - attributes and attribute values
,  - composite names
,  - identifiers
,  - references and addresses
, ,  - strings
, 
- parsing compound names
,  - syntax attributes
, ,  - XFN standard syntax model
, , 
- relationship to naming operations
, ,  - single-attribute operations
, ,  - status objects
,  - supporting interfaces
, , ,  - usage
,  - XFN attribute model
, , 
- base context interface
,  - abstract data types
,  - context handles
, ,  - conventions
,  - lookup and list contexts
, ,  - managing contexts
, ,  - memory management policies
,  - names in context operations
,  - other context operations
, ,  - parameters
, ,  - attribute modification lists
,  - attribute sets
,  - attributes and attribute values
,  - composite names
,  - identifiers
,  - references and addresses
, ,  - strings
, 
- parsing compound names
,  - syntax attributes
, ,  - XFN standard syntax model
, , 
- requirements for operations
, ,  - status objects
,  - supporting interfaces
, ,  - updating bindings
, ,  - usage
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- begin-quote (") in XFN standard syntax model
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- bind/lookup model
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- bindings
- adding
,  - initial context bindings for enterprise naming
,  - example
,  - table
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- listing names and bindings in contexts
,  - removing
- terminal atomic name
, , 
- renaming
,  - updating
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- BNF (Backus-Naur Form)
, , , , 
- boundaries (naming system) and component separators
, ,  - strong separation
,  - weak separation
, , 
- browsing
- namespace browser programming example
,  - code
,  - commands
,  - diagram
,  - sample output
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C
- client programming interfaces
,  - abstract data types
,  - base attribute interface
, , ,  - attribute-modification operations
,  - multiple-attribute operations
, , ,  - relationship to naming operations
, ,  - single-attribute operations
, ,  - status objects
,  - XFN attribute model
, , 
- base context interface
, ,  - context handles
, ,  - lookup and list contexts
, ,  - managing contexts
, ,  - names in context operations
,  - other context operations
, ,  - requirements for operations
, ,  - status objects
,  - updating bindings
, , 
- conventions
,  - memory management policies
,  - overview
, ,  - parameters
, ,  - attribute modification lists
,  - attribute sets
,  - attributes and attribute values
,  - composite names
,  - identifiers
,  - references and addresses
, ,  - strings
, 
- parsing compound names
,  - syntax attributes
, ,  - XFN standard syntax model
, , 
- status codes
, ,  - status objects
,  - base attribute interface
,  - base context interface
, 
- supporting interfaces
, ,  - usage
, 
- codes
- attribute-modification operation
,  - link status
,  - status
, , 
- commands
- fnbrowse program
,  - XFN interface function names
, 
- component separator (/)
- naming system boundaries and
, ,  - strong separation
,  - weak separation
, , 
- XFN composite name syntax
, ,  - XFN standard syntax model
, 
- composing XFN composite name strings
, , , , 
- composite names
- applications' use of FNS
,  - defined
, ,  - examples
- hosts
,  - illustration
,  - organizations
,  - sites
,  - user
, 
- host naming systems
,  - organization naming systems
,  - parsing XFN composite names
, , , ,  - resolution
, ,  - coexistence of explicit and implicit NNSPs
,  - explicit NNSPs
, ,  - implicit NNSPs
, ,  - XFN links
, 
- site naming systems
,  - user naming systems
,  - XFN composite names
,  - naming system boundaries and component separators
, ,  - resolution
, ,  - syntax
, , , , , 
- XFN context implementation
,  - XFN interface parameters
,  - XFN syntax
, , , , ,  - Backus-Naur Form (BNF)
, , , ,  - composing the composite name string
, , , ,  - decomposing the composite name string
, , , ,  - encoding
, , , ,  - string and structural forms
, , 
- compound names
, ,  - described
,  - hierarchical naming system examples
, ,  - parsing
,  - syntax attributes
, ,  - XFN standard syntax model
, , 
- const parameters
, 
- const pointers
, 
- constants, XFN interface conventions
, 
- context operations
- bind
,  - construct context handle from reference
, ,  - construct handle to initial context
,  - context handles
, ,  - create subcontext
, ,  - destroy context handle
,  - destroy subcontext
,  - get reference to context
,  - get syntax attributes of context
,  - list bindings
,  - list names
, ,  - lookup
,  - lookup link
, ,  - managing contexts
, ,  - names in
,  - rename
,  - requirements
, ,  - status objects
,  - unbind
, ,  - updating bindings
, , 
- context shared object modules
, 
- contexts
- base context interface
,  - context handles
, ,  - lookup and list contexts
, ,  - managing contexts
, ,  - names in context operations
,  - other context operations
, ,  - requirements for operations
, ,  - status objects
,  - supporting interfaces
, ,  - updating bindings
, , 
- creating subcontexts
, ,  - defined
,  - destroying
- handles
,  - subcontexts
, 
- getting
- handles
, ,  - references
,  - syntax attributes
, 
- initial context
- bindings for enterprise naming
,  - described
, 
- managing and examining
, ,  - syntax-related attributes
,  - tree structure
, ,  - XFN contexts
, 
- curly braces in BNF notation
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