XML stands for "eXtensible Markup Language" and is a generic markup language that can be used to mark-up any sort of document, including web pages (as seen in
XHTML), office documents (as seen in
StarOffice,) and data to be exchanged between businesses for automated ordering, etc.
Elements of XML have been added to
HTML, creating a bastard child known as XHTML. XHTML is the newest standard for formatting content for the Internet.
Here is some example XML:
<![CDATA[<memo>
<to>SA Forums</to>
<from>Lowtax</from>
<regarding>Special Message from Senor Lowtax</regarding>
<body>Your vote has been recorded! Thank you for voting.</body>
</memo>]]>
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