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title: "What is ROOT element in XML?"  
description: "What is ROOT element in XML?"  
author: "Vijay Shukla"  
published: 2013-04-02  
updated: 2020-09-20  
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# What is ROOT element in XML?

XML documents have at least one element that is the parent of all other elements. This element is called the root element.

## Answers

### Answer by Vijay Shukla

XML documents have at least one element that is the parent of all other elements. This element is called the root element.


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