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Vector Markup Language
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Summary
Name
Vector Markup Language
Version
Other names
Identifiers
PUID: fmt/583
Family
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.
Orientation
Byte order
Related file formats
Has priority over
Extensible Markup Language (1.0)
Has priority over
Hypertext Markup Language
Technical Environment
Released
Supported until
Format Risk
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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