: a markup language with use and design similar to HTML but employing tags defined by the user that can be used to indicate both the logical structure and the display specifications of the coded data

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In modern web development, AJAX (asynchronous JavaScript and XML) is a technique that allows web applications to communicate with a server asynchronously, retrieving and sending data without disrupting the current page's appearance or functionality. Nick Damoulakis, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024 To send messages, third-party apps will need to encrypt content using the Signal Protocol and then package it into message stanzas in the eXtensible Markup Language (XML). Matt Burgess, WIRED, 6 Feb. 2024 This file was dynamically generated using the WordPress content management system and XML Sitemap Generator for Google by Auctollo. ArsTechnica, 30 Dec. 2023 Generated by Yoast's SEO plugin and its Google News SEO module, this is an XML News Sitemap, meant for consumption by Google News. The Washington Examiner, 13 Jan. 2024 Another VMware patch has been issued to fix an XML External Entity vulnerability affecting VMware vRealize Orchestrator that could lead to privilege escalation. Kate O'Flaherty, WIRED, 28 Feb. 2023

Word History

Etymology

X (from extensible) + markup language

First Known Use

1996, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of XML was in 1996

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“XML.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/XML. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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