HTML is...
• A markup language, which is essential for the creation of web pages, data storage, documentation, etc. Markup languages allow for readability and a clear standard in the use of tags, making it clear to both the systems, and to users who need to understand it.
• NOT a programming language. Although is does lay the foundation for delivering the information on a website from server to the client, it does not control logic, behavior, or perform calculations like a programming language.
• The Web Hypertext Application Technology (WHAT) Working Group's "living standard". This means that HTML 5.0 was designed in a way that has allowed it to be adapted and updated over time, without the need for new versions.
• Under the authority of WHAT Working group, under an agreement with W3C, which allows them to work on the development of HTML, while avoiding having two standards.
• Constantly needing to be evolved as the Web itself develops and changes. This makes it the backbone of the Web, always changing and being built upon to meet its demands.
