# Standard XML vocabulary for relational database

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**Created:** [June 5, 2007, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/standard-xml-vocabulary-for-relational-database/406850 "2007-06-05T15:45:53Z")\
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Does anyone know of a standard (i.e. cross-vendor) XML vocabulary to capture a relational database? Something very simple, just to capture tables, columns, and basic relationships? We could use XMI, of course, but that’s overkill. We could make our own, but I’m curious if there’s something already out there.