XML

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A form of Extensible Markup Language — 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.

Very commonScrabble 12

Meanings

proper noun
  1. abbreviationinitialismfile formatcomputer languagesInitialism of Extensible Markup Language, a flexible text format for creating structured computer documents in machine-readable form.

    'XmL_3rr0R~/?$-HELP.i.am.trapped.in.the.newsbar!.^'

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Translations

Finnish XML, XML-kieli
  • XMLextensible markup language
  • XML-kieliextensible markup language
German XML
  • XMLextensible markup language
Norwegian XML
  • XMLextensible markup language
Polish XML
  • XMLextensible markup language
Swedish XML
  • XMLextensible markup language
Turkish GİD, XML
  • GİDextensible markup language
  • XMLextensible markup language
Cite this entry
APA

XML. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/XML

MLA

“XML.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/XML. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “XML,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/XML.

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