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October 28, 2026 · Certification Prep, Healthcare IT, HIMSS Word of The Day, Interoperability and Standards

HIMSS Word of the Day #240: XML (Extensible Markup Language)

XML, the Extensible Markup Language, is a W3C specification that lets designers create their own tags to describe data so that different systems can share it. This post explains elements, attributes, and schemas, where XML appears in CDA, FHIR, and CDISC standards, how it compares with JSON, and why secure parsing matters.

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