HTML stands for Hypertext Markup Language. It is a standard markup language used for creating web pages and web applications. HTML provides a set of predefined tags that are used to structure the content on a web page, such as headings, paragraphs, images, links, lists, and more. These tags are interpreted by web browsers to render the visual layout of a web page.
HTML uses a hierarchical structure called the Document Object Model (DOM) to represent the elements and content of a web page as a tree of objects. Each HTML tag represents a node in the DOM, and the nesting of tags determines the parent-child relationship between nodes.
HTML is typically used in conjunction with other technologies such as CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) for controlling the presentation and layout of web pages, and JavaScript for adding interactivity and dynamic content to web pages. Together, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript form the foundation of modern web development, allowing web developers to create rich and interactive websites and web applications.