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his article presents an introduction to XML, including what it is, and why we use it.
A markup language specifies the way information in an electronic document can be processed for use by another computer program, and it does this by denoting structure and content. It "marks up" the text, hence the name. HTML is an example, with its use of tags such as B (bold) and P (paragraph).
Metalanguages create programs that are used to perform calculations and required actions. Examples of such are C or C++ , and Java . XML is a metalanguage inasmuch as it is used to create XML based languages that are then used to create documents or files. more...
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An Introduction to XML - Part 2
What is XML?
XML stands for Extensible Markup Language. However, this term may be misleading because XML is not only a markup language, but is simultaneously a metalanguage.A markup language specifies the way information in an electronic document can be processed for use by another computer program, and it does this by denoting structure and content. It "marks up" the text, hence the name. HTML is an example, with its use of tags such as B (bold) and P (paragraph).
Metalanguages create programs that are used to perform calculations and required actions. Examples of such are C or C++ , and Java . XML is a metalanguage inasmuch as it is used to create XML based languages that are then used to create documents or files. more...
FURTHER READING
An Introduction to XML - Part 2
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