what does the MIME type (?) .vnd standfor?

[rookie1010]

in the MIME types, what does vnd stand for? i tried to do a google but have been unsuccesful

Content MIME type Extension
WML source text/vnd.wap.wml wml
WML compiled application/vnd.wap.wmlc wmlc
Wireless BitMaps image/vnd.wap.wbmp wbmp
WMLScript source text/vnd.wap.wmlscript wmls
WMLScript compiled application/vnd.wap.wmlscriptc wmlsc

 

[jlazzaro]

The "vnd" prefix indicates standards owned or otherwise controlled by a Vendor. It is part of a hierarchical name space specified in RFC 2048.

 

[rookie1010]

thanks for the reply,

what are the other prefixes. this appears to be a top level prefix. i guess that there are standards controlled by govt and they would have some other prefix?

 

[jlazzaro]

Text Media Types