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[e] (0) Try to define 'plugin' better.
Fixing http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=8828

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<h4 id=plugins><span class=secno>2.1.5 </span>Plugins</h4>

<p>The term <dfn id=plugin>plugin</dfn> is used to mean any content handler
for Web content types that are either not supported by the user
agent natively or that do not expose a DOM, which supports rendering
the content as part of the user agent's interface.</p>

<p>Typically such content handlers are provided by third
parties.</p>
that supports displaying content as part of the user agent's
rendering of a <code>Document</code> object, but that neither acts
as a <a href=#child-browsing-context>child browsing context</a> of the
<code>Document</code> nor introduces any <code>Node</code> objects
to the <code>Document</code>'s DOM.</p>

<p>Typically such content handlers are provided by third parties,
though a user agent can designate content handlers to be
plugins.</p>

<p class=example>One example of a plugin would be a PDF viewer
that is instantiated in a <a href=#browsing-context>browsing context</a> when the
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<h4 id=plugins><span class=secno>2.1.5 </span>Plugins</h4>

<p>The term <dfn id=plugin>plugin</dfn> is used to mean any content handler
for Web content types that are either not supported by the user
agent natively or that do not expose a DOM, which supports rendering
the content as part of the user agent's interface.</p>

<p>Typically such content handlers are provided by third
parties.</p>
that supports displaying content as part of the user agent's
rendering of a <code>Document</code> object, but that neither acts
as a <a href=#child-browsing-context>child browsing context</a> of the
<code>Document</code> nor introduces any <code>Node</code> objects
to the <code>Document</code>'s DOM.</p>

<p>Typically such content handlers are provided by third parties,
though a user agent can designate content handlers to be
plugins.</p>

<p class=example>One example of a plugin would be a PDF viewer
that is instantiated in a <a href=#browsing-context>browsing context</a> when the
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<h4>Plugins</h4>

<p>The term <dfn>plugin</dfn> is used to mean any content handler
for Web content types that are either not supported by the user
agent natively or that do not expose a DOM, which supports rendering
the content as part of the user agent's interface.</p>

<p>Typically such content handlers are provided by third
parties.</p>
that supports displaying content as part of the user agent's
rendering of a <code>Document</code> object, but that neither acts
as a <span>child browsing context</span> of the
<code>Document</code> nor introduces any <code>Node</code> objects
to the <code>Document</code>'s DOM.</p>

<p>Typically such content handlers are provided by third parties,
though a user agent can designate content handlers to be
plugins.</p>

<p class="example">One example of a plugin would be a PDF viewer
that is instantiated in a <span>browsing context</span> when the
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