YAML

English

Etymology

Originally an acronym of Yet Another Markup Language, now reinterpreted as YAML Ain't Markup Language.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjæməl/

• Audio (US):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -æməl

Proper noun

YAML

1. (computer languages, file format) A human-readable data serialization format that takes concepts from XML and from various programming languages.

   Coordinate terms: XML, JSON, TOML

   • 2006, Maik Schmidt, Enterprise Integration with Ruby: A Pragmatic Guide, Pragmatic Bookshelf, →ISBN, page 141:

     You probably won't have to integrate your software with existing YAML documents in your enterprise. But, in the Ruby world, YAML is popular, maybe even more popular than XML.

Further reading

• YAML on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Myla, Almy, Lamy, myal, amyl-, amyl, Maly, lyam