Apache AxKit was an

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Apache publishing framework run by the

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foundation written in

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. It provided conversion from XML to any format, such as HTML, WAP or text using either W3C standard techniques, or flexible custom code. AxKit was a standard tool in early

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presentation work, being used to convert formats such as

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HTML Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) is the standard markup language for documents designed to be displayed in a web browser. It defines the content and structure of web content. It is often assisted by technologies such as Cascading Style Sheets ( ...

. It is still used by some institutions, but software such as

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and

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is normally used in modern projects. Apache Axkit was retired in August 2009.

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