markup language

/ˌmɑrˈkʌp ˌlæŋgwɪdʒ/

Other forms: markup languages

Definitions of markup language

1. noun

   a set of symbols and rules for their use when doing a markup of a document
   types:

   SGML, standard generalized markup language

   (computer science) a standardized language for the descriptive markup of documents; a set of rules for using whatever markup vocabulary is adopted

   HTML, hypertext mark-up language, hypertext markup language

   a set of tags and rules (conforming to SGML) for using them in developing hypertext documents

   type of:

   language, nomenclature, terminology

   a system of words used to name things in a particular discipline