The string http://n.whatwg.org/formdata (note the lack of HTTPS compared to the URL of this document) represents the namespace of the *OBSOLETE* XML form submission data markup language originally proposed and defined in the now *LONG DEFUNCT* Web Forms 2.0 specification. For more information on the syntax of XML form submissions, see the *OBSOLETE* specification: https://www.whatwg.org/specs/web-forms/current-work/#x-www-form-xml This format could also be used to seed forms, see: https://www.whatwg.org/specs/web-forms/current-work/#seeding THIS NAMESPACE MUST NO LONGER BE USED.