In some texts about XML, the terms tag and element seem to be used interchangeably. Do they mean the same thing, or are do these terms represent different things?
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In some texts about XML, the terms tag and element seem to be used interchangeably. Do they mean the same thing, or are do these terms represent different things?
Tags mark the start and end of an element.
<foo>— start tag</foo>— end tag<foo></foo>— elementSee the specification:
See also section 5 of NOT the comp.text.sgml FAQ