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What is XML?
XML (eXtensible Markup Language) is a meta-language; that is, it is a language in which other languages are created. In XML, data is "marked up" with tags, similar to HTML tags. In fact, the latest version of HTML, called XHTML, is an XML-based language, which means that XHTML follows the syntax rules of XML.
XML is used to store data or information. This data might be intended to be by read by people or by machines. It can be highly structured data such as data typically stored in databases or spreadsheets, or loosely structured data, such as datastored in letters or manuals.