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Today • March 14[
### XML
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Stands for "Extensible Markup Language." XML is a markup language and file format that defines and stores arbitrary sets of data in a standardized way. Like HTML, XML uses tags to contain and structure data; unlike HTML, XML does not predefine these tags. Instead, authors can define their ... [Read More](/definition/xml)
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The section of a network between the intranet and intranet is also called what?
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DMA
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DMB
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DMX
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DMZ
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