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XML
Noun

XML functions as a structural blueprint for data, prioritizing the organization and transport of information over its visual presentation. It is characterized by a flexible, tag-based system that allows users to define their own labels, making it a universal bridge between disparate software systems that need to communicate without knowing the internal details of each other's databases.

As a technical term referring to a specific language standard, it is treated as an uncountable mass noun. You would not refer to multiple XMLs; instead, you would speak of XML files, XML documents, or XML schemas to quantify specific instances of the language in use.

Meanings

Examples

The system exports the client list as an xml file.

Business

Is the data stored in xml or json format?

Office

The configuration settings are defined in an xml document.

I forgot to close the tag in my xml code.

Business
Office

The server sent back an xml error message.

Why is this xml file so large?

Office

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