XML Tag:

An XML construct that begins with < and ends with >. Some XML Tags have a start and end tag while others are simple one word tags. Some examples of XML Tag syntax are:

• <tag attribute='value'></tag>
• <tag attribute='value'/>
• <tag>value</tag>
• <tag/>

In the examples below (from various Weave configuration files), entry,item, units and dynamic are XML Tags:

<entry id='l_mapengine.main_counciltrees' layer='counciltrees' label='Council Trees' checked='false'/>
 
<item>|</item>
 
<units>m</units>
 
<dynamic/>