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XML (Extensible Markup Language)
Article By:
Stanescu, Ana Department of Computer Science, College of Science and Mathematics, University of West Georgia, Carrollton, Georgia.
Last reviewed:2014
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1036/1097-8542.YB150636
Ever since its release almost 20 years ago, XML has continuously gained popularity and has become an internationally accepted and implemented standard for electronic publishing. XML is a fundamental component of Web development today. It has been widely adopted by academic journals, e-commerce, news sites, Web services, and social media. Communities in any domain can take advantage of the XML structure for sharing their resources. The use of XML for online publishing as well as offline storage can assist with information exchange and extraction.
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