Xpointer is a common abbreviation for XML pointer language, which is, in turn, a portion of the complete XML specification that was developed and is now maintained by the W3C. It deals with XML fragment identifiers, which are hyperlinks that point not to a general website or file, but to a specific section, headline or position of content in the target destination. In HTML and websites, use of these pointers also requires the setting of an anchor to point to.
