The acronym "YAML" originally stood for "Yet Another Markup Language". However, it was later changed to the
recursive acronym "YAML Ain't Markup Language". This change emphasizes that YAML is primarily a data serialization language, designed for human readability and data exchange, rather than a document markup language like XML.
This time,
UrbanDictionary is redefining "YAML" as the backronym read: SMS shorthand for "Yeah, I Am Making Love", which is derived from the
abbreviation ML (Making Love).