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A Practical Introduction to SGML
Michel Goossens and Janne Saarela,
CERN, CN Division, CH-1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland
Abstract:
SGML , the Standard Generalized Markup Language, deals
with the structural markup of electronic documents. It was made an
international standard by ISO in October 1986. SGML soon became
very popular thanks in particular to its enthusiastic acceptance in
the editing world, by large multi-national companies, governmental
organizations, and, more recently, by the ubiquity of HTML ,
HyperText Markup Language, the source language of
structured documents on WWW. This article discusses the basic ideas
of SGML and looks at a few interesting tools. It should provide
the reader with a better understanding of the latest developments in
the field of electronic documents in general, and of SGML/HTML
in particular.
Janne Saarela
Tue Jun 20 12:14:59 METDST 1995