This Recommendation specifies interchange formats -for the transfer of structured documents between equipment designed for word or document processing. Such documents may contain character, raster graphics and geometric graphics content. The documents that can be interchanged using this Recommendation range from simple documents to highly structured technical reports, articles and typeset documents such as brochures. This Recommendation provides a comprehensive level of features for the transfer of documents between these systems. This Recommendation allows documents to be interchanged in the following forms: a) formatted form;b) processable form; c) formatted processable form. The architecture levels defined for these three forms have matching functionalities so that the interchange formats of a document are convertible from a processable form to any other form. This Recommendation is independent of the processes carried out in an end system to create, edit or reproduce documents. It is also independent of the means to transfer documents which, for example, may be by means of communication links or storage media.