markup language

collocation in English

meaningsofmarkupandlanguage

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markup
noun[C]
uk
/ˈmɑːk.ʌp/us
/ˈmɑːrk.ʌp/
the amount by which the price of something is increased before it is ...
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language
noun
uk
/ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪdʒ/us
/ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪdʒ/
a system of communication consisting of sounds, words, ...
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(Definition ofmarkupandlanguagefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofmarkup language

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The first is the need for a standard format (a 'markuplanguage') for encoding models in a robust, parsible, electronic form.
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A specificmarkuplanguageneeds to define the structure of the data by imposing constraints on the valid use of selected elements and attributes.
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To this aim, an ad-hocmarkuplanguagefor this layer is currently under discussion.
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It combines the expressiveness of a functional programming language and the declarative flavor of amarkuplanguage.
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Documents that contain a significant static part are best represented in themarkuplanguagewhere special constructs insert program-generated parts.
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Themarkuplanguagealso provides for step-based instructions.
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In a typical wiki, text is written using a simplifiedmarkuplanguageor a rich-text editor.
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Workbench 2.1 introduced also a standard hypertextmarkuplanguagefor easily building guides for the user or help files, or manuals.
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Amarkuplanguageallowed italics and bold output if the corresponding printer had a capability.
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It is not really amarkuplanguage, as it was never meant for intuitive and easy typing.
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This includes checking for syntax errors on both the documentationmarkuplanguageand the code as well as comparing the arguments between documentation and code.
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A wiki enables communities to write documents collaboratively, using a simplemarkuplanguageand a web browser.
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Themarkuplanguageis mnemonic and human readable.
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It is an example of a compact human-readablemarkuplanguage.
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He developed an early use of amarkuplanguagein his 1980 doctoral dissertation.
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Its concrete syntax is simple and it looks familiar to anyone used to markup languages.
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This feature facilitates writing in a structured language such as a programming language or amarkuplanguageas both structures and syntax errors are visually distinct.
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Fonts and foreground and background colours can be added and selected, while a simplemarkuplanguage can be used to create themes for the menu and playback screens.
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Software agents are able to process the knowledge expressed in these semantic markup languages, and can thus offer services which make use of or retrieve this knowledge.
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For instance, markup languages are sometimes referred to as computer languages to emphasize that they are not meant to be used for programming.
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