How do you pronounce YAML?
YAM-ul/ˈjæməl/
Commonly said as: spelling it out as "why-ay-em-el"
yam ul
YAML
What it is
YAML is the serialization format used for most configuration files. The name stands for "YAML Ain't Markup Language".
Why it gets said wrong
The specification says it rhymes with camel: YAM-ul, with the first syllable like the vegetable yam. The all-caps spelling is what pushes models to spell it out.
Hear it in a sentence
All of that configuration lives in a YAML file.
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