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DocBook

An XML vocabulary for computer hardware and software documentation.

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DocBook is an XML vocabulary for computer hardware and software documentation, though it is not limited to those domains. It has been under continuous development since the mid-1990s. Development was done under OASIS for about 25 years, until the DocBook Technical Committee closed in September 2024. The site provides documentation about DocBook, the schemas, and stylesheets for HTML,

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