YAML

Y4A1M3L1
/ˈjæməl/

proper noun

A human-readable data serialization format that takes concepts from XML and from various programming languages.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. file formatcomputer languagesA human-readable data serialization format that takes concepts from XML and from various programming languages.

    You probably won't have to integrate your software with existing YAML documents in your enterprise. But, in the Ruby world, YAML is popular, maybe even more popular than XML.

    2006, Maik Schmidt, Enterprise Integration with Ruby: A Pragmatic Guide, Pragmatic Bookshelf, →ISBN, page 141

Origin

Originally an acronym of Yet Another Markup Language, now reinterpreted as YAML Ain't Markup Language.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with YAML

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Anagrams

LamyamylMalyMylaAlmylyammyal
Cite this entry
APA

YAML. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/YAML

MLA

“YAML.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/YAML. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “YAML,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/YAML.

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