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Handheld Device Markup Language

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HDML
Handheld Device Markup Language

Evolution of mobile web standards

AbbreviationHDML
Native name

Handheld Device Markup Language

Year started1996[1]
First published11 April 1997[2]
Latest versionHDML 2.0
Organization
Authors
Related standards
  • HTML
  • WML (Wireless Markup Language)
Websitewww.w3.org/TR/NOTE-Submission-HDML-spec.html

The Handheld Device Markup Language (HDML) is a markup language[2] intended for display on handheld computers, information appliances, smartphones, etc.. It is similar to HTML,[3] but for wireless and handheld devices with small displays, like PDA, mobile phones and so on.

It was originally developed in about 1996 by Unwired Planet,[1] the company that became Phone.com and then Openwave.[4] HDML was submitted to W3C for standardization,[5] but was not turned into a standard. Instead it became an important influence on the development and standardization of WML, which then replaced HDML in practice. Unlike WML, HDML has no support for scripts.[6]

  1. ^ a b "AllianceRoundup, Redwood Shores, Calif". InfoWorld. Vol. 18, no. 41. IDG. October 7, 1996. p. TW/1. ISSN 0199-6649.
  2. ^ a b c d King, Peter; Hyland, Tim (1997-04-11). "Handheld Device Markup Language Specification". W3C. Retrieved 2021-04-04.
  3. ^ Blass, Steve (October 11, 1999). "Ask Dr. Intranet What does HDML stand for and what is its purpose?". Network World. Vol. 16, no. 41. IDG. p. 41. ISSN 0887-7661.
  4. ^ Dragan, Richard V. (March 6, 2001). "Internet Pro, Wireless by Design". PC Magazine. Vol. 20, no. 5. Ziff Davis. p. IP04. ISSN 0888-8507.
  5. ^ "HDML Standard Submission & Specification". 1997-04-11.
  6. ^ Pender, Danielle; Dunne, Lee (March 15, 2001). "Glossary, HDML". CIO. Vol. 14, no. 11. CXO Media (IDG). p. 126. ISSN 0894-9301.