Glossary
WhatisXML?
Software Development Glossary & Terms
XML
Definition.
XML: Extensible Markup Language, a markup language that defines a set of rules for encoding documents in a format that is both human-readable and machine-readable.
In Practice
I mostly encounter this now in the context of sitemap.xml files and legacy third-party API integrations — JSON is the default for anything new, but XML integrations still come up when connecting to older enterprise systems.
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