YAML

formats

YAML Ain't Markup Language — a human-readable data serialization format

Pronunciation

Correct

YAM-ul

/ˈjæməl/

Rhymes with 'camel'. Confirmed by the YAML specification authors.

Source: yaml.org(official spec)

Common Mistake

Y-A-M-L (each letter)

/waɪ eɪ ɛm ɛl/

YAML is an acronym (recursive: YAML Ain't Markup Language), not an initialism. It is pronounced as a word.