First Known Use: 1983
Dictionary
SGML
noun \ˌes-(ˌ)jē-(ˌ)em-ˈel\
Definition of SGML
: a markup language used to define the structure of and manage documents in electronic form — compare html
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Origin of SGML
standard generalized markup language
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