| - A simplified subset of SGML (ISO 8879) developed by a
cross-industry group organized and led by Sun Microsystems
- Builds on 30 years of research and 14 years of
standardization
- Widely deployed (as SGML) in major industrial
settings
- Powerful data modeling -- no limits on namespace or
structural depth
- But small enough for Web browsers
- Not a language but a metalanguage
- Designed to support the definition of an unlimited
number of languages for specific industries and applications
- All XML languages can be processed by a single
lightweight parser
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