SGML

SGML  (sj-m-l)

n.

A standardized markup language for describing the logical structure of a computer document.

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[S(tandard) G(eneralized) M(arkup) L(anguage).]

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SGML  (sj-m-l)

Short for Standard Generalized Markup Language. A standardized markup language for describing the structure and formatting of a computer document. Sections of the document are set off by embedded tags. The tags and the relationships among the groups they represent are described in a DTD (Document Type Definition). The tags do not directly specify what the display of the document will look like, so different applications can display the information differently.

Thesaurus

Noun

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SGML - (computer science) a standardized language for the descriptive markup of documents; a set of rules for using whatever markup vocabulary is adopted standard generalized markup language computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures markup language - a set of symbols and rules for their use when doing a markup of a document