Definitions for "PUBLIC identifier"
Keywords:  dtd, sgml, xml, fpi, markup
From Extensible Markup Language (XML) 1.1 ( 2004-02-04) In addition to a system identifier, an external identifier MAY include a public identifier.
From Extensible Markup Language (XML) 1.0 ( 2000-10-06) In addition to a system identifier, an external identifier may include a public identifier.
See Formal Public Identifier (FPI).
a name that is intended to be meaningful across systems and different user environments
a name that is intended to be semantically interoperable across different computer environments