XML

markup language by the W3C for encoding of data
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XML

Summary

XML is a markup language[1]. XML ranks in the top 7% of markup_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (114 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • XML authored Michael Sperberg-McQueen[3].
  • XML authored Jean Paoli[4].
  • XML authored Tim Bray[5].
  • XML's instance of is recorded as markup language[6].
  • XML's instance of is recorded as file format[7].
  • XML's instance of is recorded as data serialization format[8].
  • XML's instance of is recorded as research tool[9].
  • XML's instance of is recorded as functional programming language[10].
  • XML's based on is recorded as Standard Generalized Markup Language[11].
  • XML's based on is recorded as Unicode[12].
  • XML's developer is recorded as World Wide Web Consortium[13].
  • XML is a type of markup language[14].
  • XML's Commons category is recorded as XML[15].
  • XML's edition number is recorded as 6[16].
  • January 1, 1998 marks the founding of XML[17].
  • XML was released on 1999[18].
  • XML's official website is recorded as http://www.w3.org/XML[19].
  • XML's topic's main category is recorded as Category:XML[20].
  • XML's notation is recorded as Fast Infoset[21].
  • Standard Generalized Markup Language inspired XML[22].
  • XML's described at URL is recorded as http://www.w3.org/TR/xml/[23].
  • XML's described at URL is recorded as https://www.w3.org/TR/xml11/[24].
  • XML's media type is recorded as application/xml[25].
  • XML's media type is recorded as text/xml[26].
  • XML's file extension is recorded as xml[27].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include markup language[6], file format[7], data serialization format[8], research tool[9], and functional programming language[10].

History and Context

January 1, 1998 marks the founding of XML[17].

Cultural Significance

Things named for XML include AJAX[28], an acronym[29], founded in 2005[30] and Overpass XML[31], a XML-based format[32].

Why It Matters

XML ranks in the top 7% of markup_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (114 views/month).[2] XML has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] XML is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

XML has been cited as an influence by XML User Interface Language[35], a user interface markup language[36], founded in 1999[37] and FJAX[38], a programming language[39].

Entities named for XML include AJAX[28], an acronym[29], founded in 2005[30] and Overpass XML[31], a XML-based format[32].

FAQs

Who did XML influence?

XML has been cited as an influence by XML User Interface Language[35] and FJAX[38].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . digitalpreservation.gov. Retrieved . digitalpreservation.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . w3.org. w3.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . file-extension.info. file-extension.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · عُثمان · 2026-10-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 101
    Wikipedia languages → ['abstract', 'af', 'an', 'ar', 'az', 'ba', 'bat_smg', 'be', 'be_x_old', 'bg', 'b
    Equivalent class → https://www.webkb.org/doc/RDF/phOntology.rdfs#XML
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1709]]: https://www.webkb.org/doc/RDF/phOntology.rdfs#XML"
  2. 5w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-08-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Derivative work → Journal Article Tag Suite
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P4969]]: [[Q17060731]], дублирующееся значение / duplicate value"
  3. 12w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 3qTl4L, 377qIb
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  4. 15w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 3qTl4L, 377qIb
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/37444|batch #37444]]: Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026) ([[Property:P14541]]) 2"
  5. 16w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → h0005009-XML-znackovaci-jazyk
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: h0005009-XML-znackovaci-jazyk, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259494|batch #259494]]"
  6. 16w ago · HelloImSteven · 2026-06-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Foldoc id → Extensible+Markup+Language, XML
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P12946]]: XML, import FOLDOC ID ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/wikibase-cli/9aef88c707e54/|details]])"
  7. 17w ago · HelloImSteven · 2026-06-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Foldoc id → Extensible+Markup+Language, XML
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P12946]]: Extensible+Markup+Language, import FOLDOC ID"
  8. 19w ago · Horcrux · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Local thumb → —
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ [[Property:P1810]]: XML, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1779097876633"
  9. 22w ago · GeertivpBot bot · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Used by → Semantic Web, Extensible HyperText Markup Language, OpenDocument +3
    Local thumb → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1535]]: [[Q682633]], #pwb Copy label Add gebruikt door (P1535)"
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