XML stands for Extensible Markup Language. It is a hierarchical markup language used to describe data. It uses opening and closing tags to define data. XML is used to store and exchange data and because of its extreme flexibility, it is used for everything from documentation to graphics. The XML standard is a flexible way to create information formats and electronically share structured data via the public internet, as well as via corporate networks. XML's primary function is to create formats for data that is used to encode information for documentation, database records, transactions and many other types of data. XML data may be used for creating different content types that are generated by building dissimilar types of content including web, print and mobile content that are based on the XML data. It was designed to be self-descriptive and is a W3C recommendation. W3C defines the XML standard and recommends its use for web content. XML works by providing a predictable data format. XML is strict on formatting; if the formatting is off, programs that process or display the encoded data will return an error.

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