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Qualified and unqualified link relationships

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Description

Section 4.2 says:

Formally, the former example establishes an unqualified direct relationship with the image resource while the latter creates a qualified, indirect relationship that allows additional properties about the relationship to be specified.

What do "qualified" and "direct" mean here? What is the formal framework for this distinction? Why is there a link to this book?

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Start with Section 4.2 and the linked qualified-relation book page. Determine how the specification uses “qualified,” “unqualified,” “direct,” and “indirect,” and why the external reference is included. Update the section so these terms and the formal distinction are explained, and confirm that each question in the issue is answered.

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