markup language
noun
: a system (such as HTML or SGML) for marking or tagging a document that indicates its logical structure (such as paragraphs) and gives instructions for its layout on the page especially for electronic transmission and display
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To work around this, LLM hackers turned to markup language, which, among other things, allows users to add formatting elements such as headings, lists, and links to text without the need for HTML tags.
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Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
16 June 2026
At the top of the stack—the surface most of us encounter first—are simple markup languages, HTML being the best known.
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Scott Gilbertson,
WIRED,
8 Apr. 2024
The eventual vision is that AI would be used to assist both parties in negotiating, interpret markup language from counterparties, and rapidly create consensus among all parties to a contract.
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Tom Davenport,
Forbes,
17 May 2022
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Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
16 June 2026
At the top of the stack—the surface most of us encounter first—are simple markup languages, HTML being the best known.
—
Scott Gilbertson,
WIRED,
8 Apr. 2024
The eventual vision is that AI would be used to assist both parties in negotiating, interpret markup language from counterparties, and rapidly create consensus among all parties to a contract.
—
Tom Davenport,
Forbes,
17 May 2022
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“Markup language.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/markup%20language. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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