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'''Plain Old XML''' (POX) is a term used to describe 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 a contrast 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.{{factFact|date=January 2009}}

POX is is complementary to [[Representational State Transfer|REST]]: REST refers to a communication pattern, while POX refers to an information format style.

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*[http://static.springsource.org/spring-ws/sites/1.5/apidocs/org/springframework/ws/pox/package-summary.html Support for POX] in the Java Spring Framework

*[http://sourceforge.net/projects/plainxml/ PlainXML on SourceForge.net]

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