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YAML

/ˈjæməl/

YAML proper noun: a human-readable data serialization format that takes concepts from XML and from various programming languages.

Proper noun

YAML

  1. (file format) A human-readable data serialization format that takes concepts from XML and from various programming languages.
    • You probably won't have to integrate your software with existing YAML documents in your enterprise. But, in the Ruby world, YAML is popular, maybe even more popular than XML.2006, Maik Schmidt, Enterprise Integration with Ruby: A Pragmatic Guide, Pragmatic Bookshelf, →ISBN, page 141

Origin of YAML

Originally an acronym of Yet Another Markup Language, now reinterpreted as YAML Ain't Markup Language.

Words that rhyme with YAML

Questions about YAML

What does YAML mean?
YAML means a human-readable data serialization format that takes concepts from XML and from various programming languages.
What part of speech is YAML?
YAML is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce YAML?
YAML is pronounced /ˈjæməl/.

Words near YAML in the dictionary

  1. Yamin
  2. Yaminahua
  3. Yamini
  4. Yaminjeongeum
  5. Yamins
  6. YAML
  7. yamless
  8. yamlike
  9. yamma
  10. yammas
  11. yammed

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