Extensible Markup Language

proper noun

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.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. computer languagesA 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.
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Extensible Markup Language. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Extensible%20Markup%20Language

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