Definition: Semantic markup is XHTML that has been written to define the context of the content enclosed in the markup. This means that headers would be defined by <h1> through <h6> elements, paragraphs with <p> elements, lists with <ol> and <ul> elements, and so on. Tags that only have a meaning referring to style, such as <b> and <i> should be avoided in favor of tags that provide a semantic meaning along with their standard styles, such as <strong> and <em>
Pronunciation: sE man tIk mar kup (noun)
Also Known As: semantic HTML
