well-formed XML
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well-formed XML
XML data that conforms to the rules of XML syntax. There is typically little or no tolerance for straying from any electronic standard. However, HTML, the tag-based format language created prior to XML, was allowed to meander. Web browsers were written to tolerate sloppy HTML coding, resulting in variations of HTML pages that caused problems down the line. When XML came along, adherence to the rules was enforced, hence, "well-formed" code. See XML.Copyright © 1981-2019 by The Computer Language Company Inc. All Rights reserved. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. All other reproduction is strictly prohibited without permission from the publisher.