Well it's not a programming language at all actually. XML stand for eXtensible Markup Language.
w3c.org: {
Extensible Markup Language (XML) is a simple, very flexible text format derived from SGML (ISO 8879). Originally designed to meet the challenges of large-scale electronic publishing, XML is also playing an increasingly important role in the exchange of a wide variety of data on the Web and elsewhere.
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it can get pretty complicated, but the basics are simple enough and a decent way to bypass alot of cross-tech crap that you get when you can't stand using Microsoft's suite of crap because you can't stand reading their deplorable documentation.
w3c.org: {
Extensible Markup Language (XML) is a simple, very flexible text format derived from SGML (ISO 8879). Originally designed to meet the challenges of large-scale electronic publishing, XML is also playing an increasingly important role in the exchange of a wide variety of data on the Web and elsewhere.
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it can get pretty complicated, but the basics are simple enough and a decent way to bypass alot of cross-tech crap that you get when you can't stand using Microsoft's suite of crap because you can't stand reading their deplorable documentation.
<DICTIONARY>
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<ENTRY word="XML" isNoun="YES">
<DEFINITION>
see above
</DEFINITION>
</ENTRY>
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</DICTIONARY>
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<ENTRY word="XML" isNoun="YES">
<DEFINITION>
see above
</DEFINITION>
</ENTRY>
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</DICTIONARY>
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An XML file is an extensible markup language file that structures data for storage and transport. In an XML file, there are both tags and text. The tags provide structure to the data. These tags, which adhere to specific syntax guidelines, surround the text in the file that you wish to store.
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