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Hypertext Markup Language

Hypertext Markup Language proper noun: a set of tags and rules used in developing hypertext documents to be presented on web browsers, allowing incorporation of text, graphics, sound, video and hyperlinks.

Proper noun

Hypertext Markup Language

  1. A set of tags and rules used in developing hypertext documents to be presented on web browsers, allowing incorporation of text, graphics, sound, video and hyperlinks.

Origin of Hypertext Markup Language

hypertext + markup language

Words formed from Hypertext Markup Language

Questions about Hypertext Markup Language

What does Hypertext Markup Language mean?
Hypertext Markup Language means a set of tags and rules used in developing hypertext documents to be presented on web browsers, allowing incorporation of text, graphics, sound, video and hyperlinks.
What part of speech is Hypertext Markup Language?
Hypertext Markup Language is a proper noun.

Words near Hypertext Markup Language in the dictionary

  1. hypertetrahedrons
  2. hypertetraploid
  3. hypertext
  4. hypertext file
  5. hypertext files
  6. Hypertext Markup Language
  7. Hypertext Transfer Protocol
  8. hypertextbook
  9. hypertextbooks
  10. hypertexted
  11. hypertextify

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Hypertext Markup Language (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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