Proper Name guide

Extensible Markup Language

name · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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name

Meaning 1

A set of rules for encoding documents in machine-readable form by using markup tags that each set of users (such as an organization or several interoperating organizations) can define for themselves via a custom DTD or schema.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computer-languages, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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Broader terms: markup language, computer language, formal language, language

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