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markup language
noun
, Digital Technology.
- a set of standards for tagging data in an electronic document to indicate its structure or format: the most common markup language is HTML, used on most websites to format and display web pages.
markup language
/ märk′ŭp′ /
- A coding system, such as HTML and SGML, used to structure, index, and link computer files.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of markup language1
First recorded in 1980–85
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