W3C 标准化进程

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The W3C standards approval process includes up to 7 different steps.
W3C标准包含了7个不同的审批步骤。
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W3C Specification Approval Steps
W3C规格的审批步骤
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:
当W3C发布一个全新的网络标准时，必须通过下面的确认进程：

W3C receives a Submission
W3C 受到一个提交申请
W3C publishes a Note
W3C 发布一个公告
W3C creates a Working Group
W3C 创建一个工作组
W3C publishes a Working Draft
W3C 发布一个工作草案
W3C publishes a Candidate Recommendation
W3C 发布一个候选的推荐标准
W3C publishes a Proposed Recommendation
W3C 发布一个被提议的推荐标准
W3C publishes a Recommendation
W3C 正式发布一个推荐标准
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W3C Submissions
W3C 提请
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成员都可以向联盟提交他们推荐的网络标准。大多数W3C推荐标准都始于最初提交的标准。

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（或部门）内部提交的，那么W3C将决定是否应该开始对其提交的内容标准进行限定。

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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.
通常情况下，向W3C提请推荐的标准都会被公告出来。他会以公共文档的形式描述这个提议。

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.
该公告将会作为W3C的讨论对象。发布公告意味着并未得到W3C的签署确认。公告内容由提交公告的成员编辑成章，而不是W3C。一份公告可以在任何时间更新、替换、呈递、废除。公告的发布并不意味着W3C已经对其公告开始任何工作了。

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W3C Working Groups
W3C工作组
When a submission is acknowledged by the W3C, a Working Group consisting of members and other interested parties is formed.
当一份提交的公告被W3C接纳时，那么就会组成包括各个成员和其他相关的部门在内的工作组。

The Working Group will normally define a time schedule and issue a Working Draft of the proposed standard, describing the work in progress.
工作组将会确定一个时间表，并讨论所提请标准的相关议题草案，以描述工作进程。

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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的网站上发布，通常包括发布注释。

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进程，但是，不能用作参考资料。该内容可以在任何时间内更新、替代、呈递、废除。

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W3C Candidate Recommendations
W3C 候选推荐标准
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.
许多规范较为复杂，因此，它可能需要更多的信息、时间和来自各成员方以及软件销售商的更多测试。有时，这些规范将作为候选标准被发布。

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.
候选标准也是一个“工作进程”，其同样不能作为参考资料。该文档可以在任何时间内更新、替代、呈递、废除。

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W3C Proposed Recommendations
W3C 被提议的推荐标准
A Proposed Recommendation represents the final stage of the work in the Working Group.
被提议的推荐标准代表了工作组所有工作的尾声。

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.
被提议的推荐标准同样属于“工作进程”，因此，也可以被更新、废除或替代。然而，即使它没有得到任何关于W3C的官方认可，大多数情况下，被提议的推荐标准与最终的推荐标准无论是在内容上还是时间上都是非常相近的。

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W3C Recommendations
W3C 推荐标准
W3C Recommendations have been reviewed by the W3C members, and have the W3C's director's stamp of approval.
W3C 推荐标准将被W3C成员重新回顾，并且拥有W3C主管的确认印章。

A W3C Recommendation is considered a stable document and may be used as reference material.
W3C 推荐标准被认为是确认的文档，它可以用于参考资料。