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'''Plain Old XML''' (POX) is a term used to describethe basic [[XML]], sometimes mixed in with other, blendable specifications like [[XML namespace|XML Namespaces]], [[Dublin Core]], [[XInclude]] and [[XLink]]. People typically use the term as aThis contrastcontrasts with complicated, multilayered XML specifications like those for [[web service]]s or [[Resource Description Framework|RDF]]. The term may have been derived from or inspired by the expression [[plain old telephone service]] (a.k.a. POTS) and, similarly [[Plain Old Java Object]].

An interesting question is how POX relates to [[XML Schema (W3C)|XML Schema]]. On the one hand, POX is completely compatible with XML Schema. However, many POX users eschew XML Schema to avoid the poor or inconsistent quality of XML Schema-to-Java tools.{{Fact|date=January 2009}}