markup

3 definitions found

markup - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  markup \markup\ n.
     1. (Commerce) The amount added to the cost to determine the
        asking price.
        [WordNet 1.5]
  
     2. (printing) Instructions for the typesetter that are
        written on the copy (e.g. underlining words that are to be
        set in italics).
        [WordNet 1.5]
  
     3. (Legislation) Changes in proposed legislation drafted in
        conference, as contrasted with changes resulting from the
        amendment process.
        [PJC]

markup - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  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 - Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (26 May 2007) :

  markup
  
     <text> 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)