Markup Languages
Formatting can be marked by tags distinguished from the body text by special characters, such as angle brackets in HTML. For example, this text:
The dog is classified as Canis lupus familiaris in taxonomy.
is marked up in HTML thus:
The dog is classified as Canis lupus familiaris in taxonomy.
The italicised text is enclosed by an opening and a closing italics tag. In LaTeX, the text would be marked up like this:
The dog is classified as \textit{Canis lupus familiaris} in taxonomy.
Markup languages can be implemented with any text editor, needing no special software.
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“People in places many of us never heard of, whose names we can’t pronounce or even spell, are speaking up for themselves. They speak in languages we once classified as “exotic” but whose mastery is now essential for our diplomats and businessmen. But what they say is very much the same the world over. They want a decent standard of living. They want human dignity and a voice in their own futures. They want their children to grow up strong and healthy and free.”
—Hubert H. Humphrey (1911–1978)