tag-based language

tag-based language definition - computer

A language that is used to define elements in a document or Web page by embedding codes (tags) surrounded by common start and stop characters. The tags in SGML, HTML, XML and WML all use the less-than symbol (<) to start the tag and a greater-than symbol (>) to end it. See HTML tag.



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