A markup language for structured documents and data exchange.
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What is XML
A markup language for structured documents and data exchange.
GitHub Linguist classifies XML as a data format, typically using extensions such as .xml, .adml, .admx, .ant, .axaml, .axml.
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A markup language for structured documents and data exchange.
Common extensions include .xml, .adml, .admx, .ant, .axaml.
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