XML
Problem - Design - Solution
Chapter One
XML and the Enterprise
XML is short for Extensible Markup Language (sometimes written as eXtensible Markup Language),
which enables information to be encoded with meaningful structure and in a way that both computers
and humans can understand. It is excellent for information exchange, and is easily extended to
include user-specified and industry-specified tags. XML's recommendation-its specifications-is
set by the W3C (World Wide Web Consortium).
Because XML is formatting-free, it can be used in a variety of processes. It can replace or work
with other technologies, and it can be used instead of or to supplement scripts. It also works with
databases or on its own to store readable content.
In this chapter, you:
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