Extensible Markup Language
Extensible Markup Language: A text-based language used to organize and present information on the World Wide Web (XML).
Also known as: XML
Definition
A text-based language used to organize and present information on the World Wide Web (XML).
Alternative Definitions
- Definition 2
A text-based language used to organize and present information on the World Wide Web.
- Definition 3
A markup language in which semantic conten t is conveyed by surrounding test with named tags in pointed brackets, as in <entry>Here is some text</entry>. It is referred to as “extensible” since the set of defined tags can be augmented at will, unlike in such other markup languages as HTML. Abbreviated XML. XML is extremely useful for data sharing since the definitions of the tags can be exported along with the data and XML-encoded documents can easily be parsed and transformed into other encodings. It is used in some voting systems to express ballot definitions and tabulation reports.
- Definition 4
Extensible MARKUP Language