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Glossary of Automation & Control Engineering Terms

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XML

The Extensible Markup Language (XML) is the universal format for structured documents and data on the Web.

Structured data includes things like spreadsheets, address books, configuration parameters, financial transactions, and technical drawings. XML is a set of rules for designing text formats that let you structure your data. XML is not a programming language, and you don't have to be a programmer to use it or learn it. XML makes it easy for a computer to generate data, read data, and ensure that the data structure is unambiguous. XML avoids common pitfalls in language design: it is extensible, platform-independent, and it supports internationalisation and localisation.

See the XML website

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Yourdon

A structured analysis method named after Ed Yourdon.

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