eXtensible Markup Language (XML)

XML stands for Extensible Markup Language. It is a markup language that defines a set of rules for encoding documents in a format that is both human-readable and machine-readable. XML was designed to be both easy to understand and flexible enough to be adapted to various applications.

XML uses tags to define the structure and meaning of the data within the document. Tags are enclosed in angle brackets (< >) and can be nested within each other to represent hierarchical relationships. For example:

phpCopy code<person>
    <name>John</name>
    <age>30</age>
</person>

In this example, <person>, <name>, and <age> are XML tags, and John and 30 are the data contained within those tags.

XML is often used for storing and exchanging structured data between different systems and platforms. It is widely used in web development, data storage, configuration files, and many other applications. XML documents can be validated against a schema to ensure they conform to a specific structure and set of rules. Additionally, XML documents can be transformed using technologies such as XSLT (Extensible Stylesheet Language Transformations) to convert them into different formats or presentations.

• XML is to transport and store data

• HTML is used to display the data