name, noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A reduction in price in order to stimulate sales.

Proper Noun

1. 1
   Alternative letter-case form of Markdown, a lightweight markup language. alt-of

   "By using markdown, you can get other non-tech savvy contributors to easily write posts for your blog."

Synonyms

All synonyms

breakcheapeningcutdeclinedeflationdepreciation

Example

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"Markdown is a markup language, but a very readable one."

Etymology

Deverbal from mark down. The computing sense is a pun on markup (language).

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