stands for Extensible Markup Language. XML is a flexible standard to exchange information electronically between different computer system. It is often seen as the successor of EDI.
It s main advantage is the flexibility to define your own tags, hence why it is called an extensible language. Another advantage is that it is an free, open standard.

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