Difference between id and name attributes in HTML

Question

What is the difference between the id and name attributes? They both seem to serve the same purpose of providing an identifier.

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Answer 1

This link has answers to the same basic question, but basically, id is used for scripting identification and name is for server-side.

http://www.velocityreviews.com/forums/t115115-id-vs-name-attribute-for-html-controls.html