| eXtensible Markup Language: a simplified version of SGML that can be used, esp. on the World Wide Web, to create a tagging scheme that allows elements of a document to be marked according to their content rather than their format. |
XML  (ěks'ěm-ěl')  n. A metalanguage written in SGML that allows one to design a markup language, used to allow for the easy interchange of documents on the World Wide Web. [Ex(tensible) M(arkup) L(anguage).] |
| XML (ěks'ěm-ěl') Pronunciation Key
Short for extensible markup language. A version of SGML that allows one to design a customized markup language, used to allow for the easy interchange of documents and data on the World Wide Web or between software components. |
| XML Extensible Markup Language |
