XML is an abbreviation for Extensible Markup Language, a type of computer programming language. It is a standard and specification designed to transport and store data.W3Schools.com: Introduction to XML Users can create custom data elements and markup languages. XML is designed to easily transfer these elements between users, primarily over the Internet.
Different From HTML
Because it is text-based and built upon programming elements called tags, XML is often compared to HTML. But the two languages are fundamentally different. XML is designed to store and exchange data, while HTML is made for graphically displaying data.W3Schools.com: Introduction to XML
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Extensible Markup Language
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Developed by
W3C (World Wide Web Consortium)
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Derived from W3C's previous programming language, SGML
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Is an open standard
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Often compared to HTML, but functions differentlyW3Schools.com: Introduction to XML
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Language is text-based
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Used to store and transport informationW3Schools.com: Introduction to XML
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Users define their own program functions, called tags
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First "Working Draft" was published by Tim Bray and C. M. Sperberg-McQueen on November 14, 1996W3.org: Extensible Markup Language (XML) (November 14, 1996)
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'''HTML'''
Hypertext Markup Language
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'''XML'''
Extensible Markup Language
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'''SGML'''
Standard Generalized Markup Language
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'''W3C'''
World Wide Web Consortium
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'''AJAX'''
Asynchronous JavaScript and XML
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'''CSS'''
Cascading Style Sheets
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'''JavaScript'''
Client-side object-oriented scripting language
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'''XHTML'''
Extensible Hypertext Markup Language
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'''XPath'''
XML Path Language
