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Name Vector Markup Language
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Identifiers PUID:  fmt/583
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Classification Image (Vector), Text (Mark-up)
Disclosure  
Description Vector Markup Language (VML) is an XML-based file format for two-dimensional vector graphics.VML is used by most Microsoft Office applications, such as Microsoft Word and Microsoft Visio, within HTML files created using the 'Save As HTML' option.
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Related file formats Has priority over Extensible Markup Language (1.0)
Has priority over Hypertext Markup Language  
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Released  
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Developed by Microsoft Corporation
Supported by Microsoft Corporation
Source Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
Source date 28 Aug 2013
Source description http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee384217(v=vs.85).aspx http://www.w3.org/TR/NOTE-VML#h2:specification http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vector_Markup_Language
Last updated 28 Aug 2013
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