Short for HyperText Markup Language, the authoring language used to create documents on the World Wide Web. HTML is similar to SGML, although it is not a strict subset. HTML defines the structure and layout of a Web document by using a variety of tags and attributes.
Formal operational thought is the type of cognitive activity that occurs within the titular formal operational stage as articulated by Piaget's theory of cognitive development. According to Piaget, the formal operational stage begins at around age eleven.
Full Answer. Formal meetings have a formal agenda, but many informal meetings do not. Unlike formal meetings, participants are free to speak their minds in informal meetings. Informal meetings have no formal requirements, while formal meetings are conducted by a chairperson and follow an agenda. Informal meetings can take place anywhere, such as a restaurant or a coffee shop, while a formal meeting takes place at a pre-planned place at a particular time.