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nounmicroformat (plural microformats)
plural microformats
- computingA simple data format that can be embedded in a webpage.
This type of microformat is, according to microformats.org, “a minimal solution to a single problem, built from standard XHTML elements.” More complex microformats that are built from elemental microformats and often also other HTML […]
2007, John Allsopp, Microformats: Empowering Your Markup for Web 2.0, Apress, →ISBN, page 95Synonyms: μF
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nounA simple data format that can be embedded in a webpage.
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microformat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microformat
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“microformat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microformat. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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