XML (Extensible Markup Language)

 

Definition: XML is an open standard for describing and formatting data and documents.

What This Means: In the education IT world, XML has caught on as a preferred way to exchange data. SIF is XML based. PESC’s electronic student transcript standard is XML based. EDEN accepts XML files. Because XML is “self-defining,” knowing what is being exchanged is clear. XML is only a format like HTML. XML is more precise and rigid than HTML.

 

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