Extensible Markup Language [XML]

Describes the format, presentation and provides application^[1] control over the content of the documents and systems using this language. Much more powerful than HTML^[2], XML is likely to be the next generation language for the web and business applications.

Defined Terms

1. ↑ application.

A set of software programs designed to achieve a specific task.

2. ↑ Hypertext Markup Language [HTML] ( HTML )

A standardized authoring language that is used to tag text files to achieve unique fonts, colors, and other formatting of documents on the Web.

Glossary: AJAX
An acronym for asynchronous Javascript + XML, it is not a technology of itself, rather refers to a group of technologies that are used together to develop Web applications. AJAX developed applications are most often found in Web 2.0 products. With Ajax, Web applications can retrieve data from the server asynchronously in the background without interfering
Glossary: Extensible Markup Language (XML)
An authoring language used by organizations to design the appearance of and relationship between data. XML is information wrapped in data tags. A program must be written to use the data. The way XML is constructed, older versions of an application can still work. Therefore XML makes it easier to expand or upgrade operating systems.
Glossary: Web Services
A standardized way of integrating Web-based applications over an Internet protocol backbone. It does so over HTTP using technologies such as XML. Technologies and protocols that enable different software applications or systems to communicate and exchange data over the internet.

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