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'''DisplayML''' is an [[Open source software|open]], free-to-use [[Communications protocol|protocol]] for [[markup language|encoding]] display information for [[display device]]s. It is based upon [[XML]] messages with a Request/Response [[computer model|model]] where the display device works as the [[Server (computing)|server]].

The [[Interface (computer science)|interface]] between systems and display devices has historically required encoded character [[String (computer science)|strings]] which, though successful, can lead to complexity in creation and debugging. DisplayML is easy to understand, since XML is a human reada-le format. The protocol is applicable to numerous display devices using various technologies such as [[Light-emitting diode|LED]], [[Liquid crystal display|LCD]], Bi-stable Magnetic, [[flip-disc display]], [[Video Graphics Array|VGA]] etc.

DisplayML does not handle security. The protocol can be implemented at different levels depending on the type of display.

The DisplayML protocol supports file transfer, which makes it possible to send [[fonts]], [[pictures]] or [[software]] to displays.