W3C 標準化進程

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The W3C standards approval process includes up to 7 different steps.
W3C標準包含了7個不同的審批步驟。
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W3C Specification Approval Steps
W3C規格的審批步驟
When W3C is publishing a new Web standard, the specification has worked its way from an idea through a lot of refining processes including the following:
當W3C發布一個全新的網絡標準時，必須通過下面的確認進程：

W3C receives a Submission
W3C 受到一個提交申請
W3C publishes a Note
W3C 發布一個公告
W3C creates a Working Group
W3C 創建一個工作組
W3C publishes a Working Draft
W3C 發布一個工作草案
W3C publishes a Candidate Recommendation
W3C 發布一個候選的推薦標準
W3C publishes a Proposed Recommendation
W3C 發布一個被提議的推薦標準
W3C publishes a Recommendation
W3C 正式發布一個推薦標準
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W3C Submissions
W3C 提請
Any W3C member can submit a suggestion for a Web standard to the consortium. Most W3C Recommendations started as a submission to the consortium.
所有的W3C成員都可以向聯盟提交他們推薦的網絡標準。大多數W3C推薦標準都始于最初提交的標準。

If a submission is within the W3C work area (or charter), the W3C will decide if they should start working to refine the suggestion.
如果是在W3C工作域（或部門）內部提交的，那么W3C將決定是否應該開始對其提交的內容標準進行限定。

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W3C Notes
W3C 公告
Often a submission to the W3C becomes a Note. A Note is a description of a suggestion refined as a public document.
通常情況下，向W3C提請推薦的標準都會被公告出來。他會以公共文檔的形式描述這個提議。

A Note is made available by the W3C for discussion only. Publication of a Note indicates no endorsement by W3C. The content of a Note is edited by the member that submitted the Note, and not by the W3C. A Note may be updated, replaced, or rendered obsolete at any time. The publication of a Note does not indicate that the W3C has started any work related to the Note.
該公告將會作為W3C的討論對象。發布公告意味著并未得到W3C的簽署確認。公告內容由提交公告的成員編輯成章，而不是W3C。一份公告可以在任何時間更新、替換、呈遞、廢除。公告的發布并不意味著W3C已經對其公告開始任何工作了。

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W3C Working Groups
W3C工作組
When a submission is acknowledged by the W3C, a Working Group consisting of members and other interested parties is formed.
當一份提交的公告被W3C接納時，那么就會組成包括各個成員和其他相關的部門在內的工作組。

The Working Group will normally define a time schedule and issue a Working Draft of the proposed standard, describing the work in progress.
工作組將會確定一個時間表，并討論所提請標準的相關議題草案，以描述工作進程。

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W3C Working Drafts
W3C 工作草案
W3C Working Drafts are normally posted on the W3C Web site, along with an invitation for public comments.
W3C 工作草案通常在W3C的網站上發布，通常包括發布注釋。

A Working Draft indicates work in progress, but should not be used as reference material. The content may be updated, replaced, or rendered obsolete at any time.
工作草案暗示了工作進程，但是，不能用作參考資料。該內容可以在任何時間內更新、替代、呈遞、廢除。

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W3C Candidate Recommendations
W3C 候選推薦標準
Some specifications are more complex than others, and might require more input, more time, and more testing from members and software vendors. Sometimes these specifications are published as Candidate Recommendations.
許多規范較為復雜，因此，它可能需要更多的信息、時間和來自各成員方以及軟件銷售商的更多測試。有時，這些規范將作為候選標準被發布。

A Candidate Recommendation is also a "work in progress" and should not be used as reference material. The document may be updated, obsolete, and replaced at any time.
候選標準也是一個“工作進程”，其同樣不能作為參考資料。該文檔可以在任何時間內更新、替代、呈遞、廢除。

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W3C Proposed Recommendations
W3C 被提議的推薦標準
A Proposed Recommendation represents the final stage of the work in the Working Group.
被提議的推薦標準代表了工作組所有工作的尾聲。

A Proposed Recommendation is still a "work in progress" and may still be updated, obsolete, and replaced. But even if it does not imply any official endorsement by the W3C, most often a Proposed Recommendation is close to the final Recommendation both in content and in time.
被提議的推薦標準同樣屬于“工作進程”，因此，也可以被更新、廢除或替代。然而，即使它沒有得到任何關于W3C的官方認可，大多數情況下，被提議的推薦標準與最終的推薦標準無論是在內容上還是時間上都是非常相近的。

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W3C Recommendations
W3C 推薦標準
W3C Recommendations have been reviewed by the W3C members, and have the W3C's director's stamp of approval.
W3C 推薦標準將被W3C成員重新回顧，并且擁有W3C主管的確認印章。

A W3C Recommendation is considered a stable document and may be used as reference material.
W3C 推薦標準被認為是確認的文檔，它可以用于參考資料。