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What is the difference between SGML and XML?

All the Google results suck.

+2  A: 

XML is a subset of SGML,which means it takes the pros that SGML has to offer. XML was designed to make parsing much easier. XML, rather than SGML, also is widely used for deriving document specifications.

more dicscussed here:

What is the difference between SGML and XML?

TStamper  2009-04-14 00:55:05
+6  A: 

Comparison of SGML and XML is a detailed comparison note on W3.org.

eddiegroves  2009-04-14 00:57:49
PS Found on Google.
eddiegroves  2009-04-14 01:04:34

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