Chapter 9 The World Wide Web 9.2 HYPERTEXT XML. Extensible Markup Language(XML) takes Web document formatting a giant leap forward. XML is a new markup language specification developed by the W3C (the World wide Web Consortium). XML is a markup language like HTML, but it has very different purposes Whereas the purpose of htML is to control the"look and feel"and display of data on the Web page, XML is designed to describe data and information XML(可扩展标示语言)。XML使网络文件格式化发生了一次巨 大的飞跃。XML是由万维网联合会开发的一种新型置标语言规 范。XML是像HTML一样的一种置标语言,但是它又有非常不 同的目的。XML是用于描述数据和信息,而HTML的目的是控制 "表现与感觉"并将数据在网页上显示。 计算机专业英语 9-12Chapter 9 The World Wide Web 计算机专业英语 9-12 XML. Extensible Markup Language (XML) takes Web document formatting a giant leap forward. XML is a new markup language specification developed by the W3C (the World Wide Web Consortium). XML is a markup language like HTML, but it has very different purposes. Whereas the purpose of HTML is to control the “look and feel” and display of data on the Web page, XML is designed to describe data and information. XML(可扩展标示语言)。XML使网络文件格式化发生了一次巨 大的飞跃。XML是由万维网联合会开发的一种新型置标语言规 范。XML是像HTML一样的一种置标语言，但是它又有非常不 同的目的。XML是用于描述数据和信息,而HTML的目的是控制 "表现与感觉" 并将数据在网页上显示。 9.2 HYPERTEXT