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LANGAGE SGML [1 record]

Record 1 2024-05-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Programming Languages
DEF

A standard language for tagging elements of documents to permit special handling such as indexing, formatting, and linking.

OBS

SGML was developed in the USA and published as an international standard (ISO 8879: 1986). By breaking down a text into its logically defined parts, SGML is freed of system and processing dependencies.

Key term(s)
  • Standard Generalized Mark-up Language

French

Domaine(s)
  • Langages de programmation
DEF

Langage normalisé pour baliser les éléments de documents pour permettre des traitements particuliers comme l'indexation, le formatage et l'établissement de liens.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Lenguaje de programación
DEF

Estándar internacional para la definición de métodos de representación de texto en forma electrónica no ligados a ningún sistema ni a ningún dispositivo.

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