XML
Tagged text standard
XML, short for Extensible Markup Language, is a format for storing and transmitting data using tags that describe the structure and meaning of the content.
Unlike HTML, which has predefined tags for displaying information, XML lets users define their own tags to suit their data: The configuration file was stored as XML.
It became widely used in the late 1990s for exchanging data between different systems and remains common in web services, document formats, and application settings, though JSON has largely supplanted it for simpler data interchange.
Identifiers for sorting items
- elementsFundamental parts or substances
- attributesInherent characteristics or properties
- syntaxRules for arranging words
- nestingMaking a dwelling
structure · doctype · declaration · entities · validation · schema · namespaces · parser
Arrangement of parts
- interchangeReciprocal transfer between parties
- serializationEncoding objects for transmission
- data exchangeTransmission of information between parties
- web servicesNetwork-accessible digital offerings
Woody perennial plant
- nodesPoints of connection
- rootUnderground absorbing structure
- parentMother or father
- childPerson before puberty
siblings · branch · leaf · depth · level · path · ancestor · descendant
Added part or duration
- documentWritten or electronic file
- file formatData organization specification
- plain textUnencoded readable characters
- UTF-8Character encoding standard
File governing visual formatting
- templatePreset pattern for reproduction
- transformationThorough change in form
- SaxonEarly Germanic Briton settler
Confirming truth or accuracy
- constraintLimiting condition or rule
- datatypeVariable's value category
- restrictionLimit on action
- enumerationSequential listing of items
tags
Identifiers for sorting items
- elementsFundamental parts or substances
- attributesInherent characteristics or properties
- syntaxRules for arranging words
nesting · structure · doctype · declaration · entities · validation · schema · namespaces · parser · DOM
configuration
Arrangement of parts
- interchangeReciprocal transfer between parties
- serializationEncoding objects for transmission
- data exchangeTransmission of information between parties
web services · SOAP · REST · feed · RSS · sitemap · SVG · manifest
tree
Woody perennial plant
child · siblings · branch · leaf · depth · level · path · ancestor · descendant · subtree
extension
Added part or duration
- documentWritten or electronic file
- file formatData organization specification
- plain textUnencoded readable characters
stylesheet
File governing visual formatting
- templatePreset pattern for reproduction
- transformationThorough change in form
- SaxonEarly Germanic Briton settler
validation
Confirming truth or accuracy
- constraintLimiting condition or rule
- datatypeVariable's value category
- restrictionLimit on action
XMLbinary data
Information as ones and zeros
JSON · YAML · CSV · plain text · NoSQL
- XML fileStructured tagged data document