SGML

American  

abbreviation

Computers.

1. Standard Generalized Markup Language: a set of standards, approved by the ISO, enabling a user to create an appropriate markup scheme for tagging the elements of an electronic document, as to facilitate the production of multiple versions in various print and electronic formats.

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SGML British  

abbreviation

1. standard generalized mark-up language: an international standard used in publishing for defining the structure and formatting of documents

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SGML Scientific  

/ ĕs′jē-ĕm-ĕl′ /

1. 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.

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SGML Cultural  

1. An abbreviation for S tandard G eneralized M arkup L anguage. This is language used to format text by using tags, which is particularly useful for projects involving cross-references.

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Etymology

Origin of SGML

First recorded in 1980–85

Example Sentences

Although they are not tagged in SGML, they are tagged in very fine detail.

From Library of Congress Workshop on Etexts by Library of Congress

With SGML, one can develop specific document-type declarations for specific text types or, as with the TEI, attempts to generate general document-type declarations that can handle all sorts of text.

From Library of Congress Workshop on Etexts by Library of Congress