XML (Extensible Markup Language)
A markup format used to structure, store, and exchange data in hosting environments, ensuring compatibility across web systems and services.
XML, or Extensible Markup Language, is a flexible markup format designed for storing and transporting structured data in a way that's both human-readable and machine-parsable. Unlike HTML which focuses on displaying content, XML focuses on describing and organising data using custom tags that define the meaning and structure of information. In web hosting environments, XML is widely used for configuration files, data feeds, sitemaps, RSS feeds, API responses, and exchanging information between different systems and applications. Its platform-independent nature makes it ideal for ensuring compatibility across diverse hosting environments, programming languages, and software applications. Web servers can generate, parse, and transform XML data dynamically, enabling powerful integrations and data exchange capabilities. While JSON has become more popular for many web applications due to its lighter syntax, XML remains essential for many enterprise systems, legacy applications, and standards-based integrations where its robust structure and validation capabilities provide important advantages.
