"YAML" meaning in English

See YAML in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈjæməl/
Rhymes: -æməl Etymology: A retronym: originally Yet Another Markup Language, now reinterpreted as YAML Ain't Markup Language. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} YAML
  1. (computer languages, file format) A human-readable data serialization format that takes concepts from XML and from various programming languages. Categories (topical): Computer languages, File formats

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