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In computer text processing, a markup language is one that annotates the content without changing it. The text written in a markup language is not usually visible in a graphic representation of the content, but instead is used to structure it and organise its appearance. | In computer text processing, a markup language is one that annotates the content without changing it. The text written in a markup language is not usually visible in a graphic representation of the content, but instead is used to structure it and organise its appearance. | ||
Some common examples of markup languages are [[HTML: Hyper Text Markup Language| HTML]], [[Markdown]] and Wikitext, the syntax Mediawiki (and this wiki) uses to format a page. | Some common examples of markup languages are [[XML: Extensible Markup Language]], [[HTML: Hyper Text Markup Language| HTML]], [[Markdown]] and Wikitext, the syntax Mediawiki (and this wiki) uses to format a page. | ||
[[Category: Glossary]] | [[Category: Glossary]] | ||
Revision as of 23:29, 24 November 2021
In computer text processing, a markup language is one that annotates the content without changing it. The text written in a markup language is not usually visible in a graphic representation of the content, but instead is used to structure it and organise its appearance.
Some common examples of markup languages are XML: Extensible Markup Language, HTML, Markdown and Wikitext, the syntax Mediawiki (and this wiki) uses to format a page.