---
title: "What is CAML?"  
description: "What is CAML?"  
author: "Anonymous User"  
published: 2011-11-09  
updated: 2020-09-20  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/interview/1341/what-is-caml  
category: "sharepoint"  
tags: ["sharepoint"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

---

# What is CAML?

CAML stands for Collaborative Application Mark-up Language. \
CAML is used to define tables in the Windows SharePoint Services database during site provisioning. It is an XML-based language that is used in microsoft SharePoint services to define sites and lists.

## Answers

### Answer by Anonymous User

CAML stands for Collaborative Application Mark-up Language. \
CAML is used to define tables in the Windows SharePoint Services database during site provisioning. It is an XML-based language that is used in microsoft SharePoint services to define sites and lists.


---

Original Source: https://www.mindstick.com/interview/1341/what-is-caml

Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.