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markup language

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A computer language using markup that tells the computer some traits of the content that is described by the markup tags.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: computer language, formal language, language

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noun

Meaning 2

a set of symbols and rules for their use when doing a markup of a document

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: terminology, nomenclature, language

Narrower terms: standard generalized markup language, SGML, hypertext markup language, hypertext mark-up language, HTML

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Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: لغَة رقم — computer language using markups
  • Chinese Mandarin: 標記語言 /标记语言 (biāojì yǔyán) — computer language using markups
  • Czech: značkovací jazyk — computer language using markups
  • Danish: opmærkningssprog — computer language using markups
  • Dutch: opmaaktaal — computer language using markups
  • Finnish: merkintäkieli — computer language using markups
  • French: langage de balisage — computer language using markups
  • German: Auszeichnungssprache — computer language using markups
  • German: Markup-Sprache — computer language using markups
  • Greek: γλώσσα σήμανσης (glóssa símansis) — computer language using markups
  • Hungarian: jelölőnyelv — computer language using markups
  • Icelandic: ívafsmál — computer language using markups
  • Indonesian: bahasa markah — computer language using markups
  • Irish: teanga mharcála — computer language using markups
  • Italian: linguaggio di markup — computer language using markups
  • Japanese: マークアップ言語 (mākuappu gengo) — computer language using markups
  • Polish: język znaczników — computer language using markups
  • Portuguese: linguagem de marcação — computer language using markups
  • Russian: язы́к разме́тки (jazýk razmétki) — computer language using markups
  • Spanish: lenguaje de marcado — computer language using markups
  • Swedish: märkspråk — computer language using markups
  • Vietnamese: ngôn ngữ đánh dấu — computer language using markups