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In computing, a compound document is a document that "combines multiple document formats, either by reference, by inclusion, or both."cite-ref-1[1]cite-ref-2[2] Compound documents are often produced using word processing software, and may include text and non-text elements such as barcodes, spreadsheets, pictures, digital videos, digital audio, and other multimedia features.

Compound document technologies are commonly utilized on top of a software componentry framework, but the idea of software componentry includes several other concepts apart from compound documents, and software components alone do not enable compound documents. Well-known technologies for compound documents include:

• ActiveX Documents

• Bonobo by Ximian (primarily used by GNOME)

• KParts in KDE

• Mixed Object Document Content Architecture

• Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME)

• Object linking and embedding (OLE) by Microsoft; see Compound File Binary Format

• Open Document Architecture from ITU-T (not used)

• OpenDoc by IBM and Apple Computer (now defunct)

• RagTime

• Verdantuimcite-ref-3[3]

• XML and XSL are encapsulation formats used for compound documents of all kinds

The first public implementation of compound documents was on the Xerox Star workstation, released in 1981.cite-ref-4[4]

• See also

• References

• COM Structured Storage

• Multiple-document interface

• Transclusion

cite-note-11. ↑ citerefwiggins2012Wiggins, Bob (2012). Effective Document and Data Management. Burlington, VT: Gower Publishing Limited. p. 1. ISBN 978-1-4094-2328-7. Retrieved Dec 18, 2020.

cite-note-22. ↑ Compound Document by Reference Framework 1.0

cite-note-33. ↑ "Verdantium". sourceforge. 21 December 2015. Retrieved Dec 18, 2020.

cite-note-44. ↑ "DigiBarn: The Xerox Star 8010 (Dandelion)".