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Distinct @rel concepts ⇒ top up first previous next last index contents
Short definition of concepts
(based on the most ancient suitable definition in W3C recommendations)		 the top of a hierarchy, e.g. the first or cover page in a collection (~HTML3.2) the resource “above” in a hierarchically structured set (RDFa in XHTML) the first item in a collection (RDFa in XHTML) the previous document in an ordered series of documents (HTML4) the next document in a linear sequence of documents (HTML4) the last resource in a collection of resources (RDFa in XHTML) a document providing an index for the current document; (HTML3.2)
a list of names or topics that are referred in a book, etc., usually arranged at the end of a book in alphabetical order […] (Oxford Dictionary)		 a document serving as a table of contents; (HTML3.2)
a list of the main points or information in a book, usually at the front of the book (Oxford Dictionary)
W3C Recommendations HTML 3.2 top previous next index contents
HTML4 start prev, previous next index contents, toc
XHTML Modularization Start Prev, Previous Next Index Contents, ToC
RDFa in XHTML start, top up first prev next last index contents
XHTML Vocabulary start up prev next last index contents
Implementations Opera 10 “Home”
top, home, start		 “Up”
up		 “First”
first, begin		 “Previous”
previous, prev		 “Next”
next		 “Last”
last		 “Index”
index		 “Contents”
contents, toc
SeaMonkey 2
(formerly Mozilla suite)		 “Top”
top, origin, start		 “Up”
up, parent		 “First”
first, begin		 “Previous”
previous, prev		 “Next”
next, child		 “Last”
last, end		 “Document→Index”
Index		 “Document→Table of Contents”
contents, toc
iCab 4 “Home”
home, top, start		 “Up”
up		 “First”
first, begin		 “Prev”
prev, previous		 “Next”
next		 “Last”
last, end		 “Index”
index		 “TOC”
toc, contents
Mosaic 3* “Top”
top, home*, origin		 “Up”
up, parent*		 “Begin”
begin, first		 “Previous”
previous, prev		 “Next”
next, child*		 “End”
end, last		 “Index”
index		 “ToC”
toc, contents
Link Widgets 1.6.6 for Firefox “Top”
top, home, origin, start		 “Up”
up, parent		 “First Page”
first, begin		 “Previous Page”
previous, prev, back		 “Next Page”
next, child		 “Last Page”
last, end		 “More→Index”
index		 “More→Table of Contents”
contents, toc
<Link>-Bar for IE “Home”
home, start		 “Up”
up		 “First”
first		 “Previous”
previous, prev		 “Next”
next		 “Last”
last		 “Index”
Index		 “Contents”
contents, toc
LinkNav.js 1.0 top, start up, parent first, begin prev, previous next last, end
CMS WordPress 2.8.6 index start prev next
Movable Type 4.32 start prev next
Plone 3.3.1 home up contents
DotClear 2.1.6 top up previous next contents
Examples of W3C Content HTML4 Specification previous next contents
CSS2 Specification first prev next index contents
DOM level 3 core prev next index contents
SVG Specification prev next index contents
Other documentations W3C QA Tips: Use link start Prev Next Contents
Microsoft MSDN Start Prev Next Index Contents
Nottingham draft start up first prev, previous next last index contents
Dive Into Accessibility home prev next
Conclusion Raw sums top(9), home(6), origin(3), start(13), index(1) up(13), parent(3) first(10), begin(6), start(2) previous(13), prev(20) next(23), child(2) last(10), end(5) index(16) contents(19), toc(8)
HTML5 draft (2009-11-15) index, top, contents, toc** up first, begin, start prev, previous next last, end (no such concept**) (no such concept**)
My suggestion top, start, home up, parent first, begin previous, prev next last, end index contents, toc

Thanks to Leif Halvard Silli for his input.

By Alexandre Alapetite (2009-11-15 - 2009-11-17)