Candidate Recommendation
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A Candidate Recommendation is a W3C specification stage indicating that a technology is considered stable and ready for implementation testing before becoming an official Recommendation.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Candidate Recommendation Snapshot | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
W3C specification maturity level
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W3C technical report stage ⓘ |
| aimsTo | reduce risk of changes after wide implementation ⓘ |
| associatedWith | W3C Recommendation Track stages: Working Draft, Candidate Recommendation, Proposed Recommendation, Recommendation ⓘ |
| definedBy | World Wide Web Consortium ⓘ |
| documentType |
W3C Technical Reports
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surface form:
W3C Technical Report (TR)
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| ensures | multiple independent interoperable implementations exist or are planned ⓘ |
| focusesOn | stability rather than new features ⓘ |
| follows | W3C Working Draft ⓘ |
| governedBy | W3C Process Document ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | CR ⓘ |
| hasAudience |
browser vendors
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implementers of the specification ⓘ tool and library developers ⓘ |
| hasGoal |
to gather implementation feedback
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to validate specification in real-world use ⓘ |
| hasOutcome | either advancement to Proposed Recommendation or return to earlier stage ⓘ |
| hasProcessStep | transition request from Working Group to W3C Director ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
implementation testing
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to demonstrate interoperability ⓘ to show that a specification is implementable ⓘ |
| hasStatusLabel | Candidate Recommendation on the W3C TR page ⓘ |
| hasSubStage |
Candidate Recommendation Draft
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Candidate Recommendation self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Candidate Recommendation Snapshot
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| implies | no major feature additions are expected ⓘ |
| indicates |
specification is feature-complete
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specification is ready for implementation ⓘ technology is considered stable ⓘ |
| mayInclude |
implementation reports
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test suites ⓘ |
| mayResultIn | changes based on implementation feedback ⓘ |
| partOf |
W3C Recommendation
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surface form:
W3C Recommendation Track
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| precedes |
W3C Proposed Recommendation
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W3C Recommendation ⓘ |
| relatedTo | standardization of web technologies ⓘ |
| requires |
documented implementation experience
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exit criteria for advancing to Proposed Recommendation ⓘ review by W3C members ⓘ |
| statusOf | W3C technical specification ⓘ |
| subjectTo | W3C patent policy ⓘ |
| timeBoundBy | implementation period defined by the Working Group ⓘ |
| typicallyPrecedes | wider deployment of the technology ⓘ |
| usedBy |
W3C Working Group
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surface form:
W3C Working Groups
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| usedFor |
W3C specifications such as CSS
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W3C specifications such as HTML ⓘ web standards ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
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this entity surface form:
Candidate Recommendation Snapshot