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markup language
noun
: a system (such as HTML or SGML) for marking or tagging a document that indicates its logical structure (such as paragraphs) and gives instructions for its layout on the page especially for electronic transmission and display
Examples of markup language in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
At the top of the stack—the surface most of us encounter first—are simple markup languages, HTML being the best known.
—Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 8 Apr. 2024
The eventual vision is that AI would be used to assist both parties in negotiating, interpret markup language from counterparties, and rapidly create consensus among all parties to a contract.
—Tom Davenport, Forbes, 17 May 2022
Then there’s extensible access control markup language (XACML), which is an authorization standard that addresses fine-grain access at run time, not managing policies across multicloud environments.
—Gerry Gebel, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2022
For authentication, mechanisms like security assertion markup language (SAML) enables users to log on once to multiple services via single sign on.
—Jyoti Bansal, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2021
Later, provisioning standards developed, such as service provisioning markup language (SPML), which allows different organizations to stand up services.
—Eric Olden, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2021
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Word History
First Known Use
1980, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near markup language
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“Markup language.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/markup%20language. Accessed 16 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
markup language
noun
: a system (as HTML) for marking or tagging a document that indicates its logical structure (as paragraphs) and gives instructions for its layout on the page especially for electronic transmission and display
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