Back Auszeichnungssprache#Lightweight Markup Language German Lenguaje de marcado ligero Spanish Langage de balisage léger French Bahasa markah ringan ID 軽量マークアップ言語 Japanese 가벼운 마크업 언어 Korean 轻量级标记语言 Chinese
A lightweight markup language (LML), also termed a simple or humane markup language, is a markup language with simple, unobtrusive syntax. It is designed to be easy to write using any generic text editor and easy to read in its raw form. Lightweight markup languages are used in applications where it may be necessary to read the raw document as well as the final rendered output.
For instance, a person downloading a software library might prefer to read the documentation in a text editor rather than a web browser. Another application for such languages is to provide for data entry in web-based publishing, such as blogs and wikis, where the input interface is a simple text box. The server software then converts the input into a common document markup language like HTML.