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YAML

YAML (/ˈjæməl/ ⓘ YAM-əl) is a human-readable data serialization language. It is commonly used for configuration files and in applications where data is being stored or transmitted. YAML targets many of the same communications applications as Extensible Markup Language (XML) but has a minimal syntax that intentionally differs from Standard Generalized…

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Filename extensions
.yaml, .yml
Initial release
11 May 2001; 25 years ago (2001-05-11)
Internet media type
application/yaml
Latest release
1.2 (Revision 1.2.2) 1 October 2021; 4 years ago (2021-10-01)
Open format?
Yes
Type of format
Data interchange

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Design

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Software (emitters and parsers)

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YAML

Nodes94
Edges93
Triples104
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.021277
Components1

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YAML

Top relations

related to Software (emitters and parsers) · 14
YAML → For, Hence, Ian Cordasco, In, Ingy, It, Kirill Simonov, Most, Net, Similarly, Some, Syck, There, To
related to history · 13
YAML → April, Clark Evans, December, HTML, Ingy, Its, Net, Oren Ben-Kiki, Originally YAML, SGML, XML, YAML Ain't Markup Language, Yet Another Markup Language
related to Comparison with XML · 12
YAML → Additionally, Doctrine, However, Instead YAML, Kwalify, Moreover, Rx, XML, XML's, XSLT, YAML's, YAXML
related to Data processing and representation · 9
YAML → All YAML-compliant, API, Finally, For, In, Moreover, Presentation, The, The YAML
related to Security · 7
YAML → Any YAML, However, Perl, This, Using, While, YAML's
related to Syntax · 7
YAML → JSON, The, Though UTF-32, Unicode, UTF-16, UTF-32, UTF-8
related to Comparison with JSON · 6
YAML → JSON, JSON's, Syck, This, Though, While
related to Non-hierarchical data models · 6
YAML → An, IDREF, The YAML, This, Unlike JSON, XML
related to Indented delimiting · 5
YAML → Because YAML, CDATA, JSON, XML, YAML's
related to Comparison with TOML · 4
YAML → Opinions, TOML, TOML's, YAML's

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data json may used document types language indentation strings using files xml also type whitespace one structures example syntax keys

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
YAMLFilename extensions.yaml, .yml1.00infobox
YAMLInitial release11 May 2001; 25 years ago (2001-05-11)1.00infobox
YAMLInternet media typeapplication/yaml1.00infobox
YAMLLatest release1.2 (Revision 1.2.2) 1 October 2021; 4 years ago (2021-10-01)1.00infobox
YAMLOpen format?Yes1.00infobox
YAMLType of formatData interchange1.00infobox
YAMLUniform Type Identifier (UTI)public.yaml1.00infobox
YAMLWebsiteyaml.org1.00infobox
Viminstance ofSome source-code editors0.80text
Emacsinstance ofSome source-code editors0.80text
and various integrated development environments have features that make editing YAML easierinstance ofSome source-code editors0.80text
such as folding up nested structures or automatically highlighting syntax errors.The official recommended filename extension for YAML files has been.yamlsince 2006instance ofSome source-code editors0.80text

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