Hypertext Markup Language

proper noun

A set of tags and rules used in developing hypertext documents to be presented on web browsers, allowing incorporation of text, graphics, sound, video and hyperlinks.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A set of tags and rules used in developing hypertext documents to be presented on web browsers, allowing incorporation of text, graphics, sound, video and hyperlinks.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna set of tags and rules (conforming to SGML) for using them in developing hypertext documents

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Broader
markup language

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

hypertext + markup language

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 超文本置標語言 /超文本置标语言, 超文本描述語言 /超文本描述语言
  • 超文本置標語言 /超文本置标语言 (chāowénběn zhìbiāo yǔyán)language
  • 超文本描述語言 /超文本描述语言 (chāowénběn miáoshù yǔyán)language
  • 超文件標示語言 /超文件标示语言 (chāowénjiàn biāoshì yǔyán)language
  • 超文本標記語言 /超文本标记语言 (chāowénjiàn biāojì yǔyán)language
Finnish HTML-kieli
  • HTML-kielilanguage
Greek γλώσσα σήμανσης υπερκειμένων
  • γλώσσα σήμανσης υπερκειμένων (glóssa símansis yperkeiménon)language
Japanese ハイパーテキスト・マークアップ言語
  • ハイパーテキスト・マークアップ言語language
Korean 하이퍼 텍스트 마크업 언어
  • 하이퍼 텍스트 마크업 언어 (haipeo tekseuteu makeueop eoneo)language
Latin lingua annotationis hypertextualis
  • lingua annotationis hypertextualislanguage
Portuguese Linguagem de Marcação de Hipertexto
  • Linguagem de Marcação de Hipertextolanguage
Cite this entry
APA

Hypertext Markup Language. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hypertext%20Markup%20Language

MLA

“Hypertext Markup Language.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hypertext%20Markup%20Language. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hypertext Markup Language,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hypertext%20Markup%20Language.

Source: Hypertext Markup Language on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.