A text file that contains identification fields (tags) embedded within the sentences and paragraphs. For example, HTML tags describe how the text is formatted for display and printing, whereas XML tags define the meaning of the data. An XML document is a database in textual form. See
HTML and
XML.
Open/Close Symbols
Tags are typically enclosed within start (<) and end (>) symbols, although other symbols have been used (see
XyWrite). See
labeled data,
tagged tweets,
tag and
text file.