markup

n 1: the amount added to the cost to determine the asking price

2: detailed stylistic instructions for typesetting something

that is to be printed; manual markup is usually written on

the copy (e.g. underlining words that are to be set in

italics)

markup

In computerised document preparation, a method of

adding information to the text indicating the logical

components of a document, or instructions for layout of the

text on the page or other information which can be interpreted

by some automatic system.

For example, the source of {this dictionary} is marked up by

enclosing cross-references in curly braces which are

significant to the {World-Wide Web} server software.

(1995-03-30)