XML

American  

abbreviation

Computers.

1. eXtensible Markup Language: a simplified version of SGML that can be used, especially 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.

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XML British  

abbreviation

1. extensible markup language: a computer language used in text formatting

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XML Scientific  

/ ĕks′ĕm-ĕl′ /

1. 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.

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Etymology

Origin of XML

1995–2000

Example Sentences

In terms of killer apps, look, I mean, you look at something like GPS being on phones and what happens later, or the fact that XML/HTTP created a whole set of apps, as I talked about earlier — I’m always humbled by, when you create underlying capabilities, the creativity of developers outside.

From The Verge

And seeing the transition from the web moving from content to apps and the excitement around XML, HTTP, and Ajax and realizing that Maps and Gmail all represent a fundamental shift in how the web works.

From The Verge

As of today’s release, Firefox is isolating five modules: its Graphite font rendering engine, Hunspell spell checker, Ogg multimedia container format, Expat XML parser, and Woff2 web font compression format.

From The Verge

The app creates a local backup, in XML format, of the messages and call logs on your phone when you run it.

From Fox News

Export your LastPass data LastPass allows you to export your data as a CSV or an XML file.

From The Verge