SGML

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SGML (Standard Generalized Markup Language) is a standardized metalanguage for defining markup languages used to structure and describe the content of electronic documents.


Statements (50)
Predicate Object
instanceOf markup language standard
metalanguage
abbreviation SGML
basedOn GML
characterSetModel abstract character set
conformanceDefinedBy SGML declaration
defines rules for document structure
rules for document validation
rules for markup syntax
designGoal device independence
long-term document preservation
media independence
system independence
documentModel tree-structured documents
field document processing
electronic publishing
markup languages
fullName SGML
surface form: "Standard Generalized Markup Language"
hasComponent attribute declarations
document type definition
element declarations
entity declarations
influenced DSSSL
DocBook
HTML
HyTime
SGML
surface form: "TEI"

XHTML
XML
ISOStandardNumber SGML
surface form: "ISO 8879"
publicationYear 1986
purpose defining markup languages
describing document content
structuring electronic documents
serialization concrete syntax
standardizedBy International Organization for Standardization
surface form: "ISO"
status superseded in many uses by XML
supports concurrent markup
document type definitions
general entities
link process definitions
marked sections
minimization rules
notations
parameter entities
syntaxType tag-based markup
usedIn aerospace documentation
military documentation
publishing industry
technical documentation

Referenced by (23)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

SGML ISOStandardNumber SGML
this entity surface form: "ISO 8879"
SGML abbreviation SGML
DocBook basedOn SGML
HTML basedOn SGML
HyTime basedOn SGML
XML basedOn SGML
this entity surface form: "ISO 8879"
this entity surface form: "Standard Generalized Markup Language"
SoftQuad Software field SGML
SGML fullName SGML
this entity surface form: "Standard Generalized Markup Language"
Jon Bosak hasExpertise SGML
SGML influenced SGML
this entity surface form: "TEI"
HTML influencedBy SGML
DSSSL inputFormat SGML
XML inspiredBy SGML
this entity surface form: "Standard Generalized Markup Language"
DSSSL relatedStandard SGML
HyTime relatedTo SGML
this entity surface form: "ISO 8879 (SGML)"

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