delmarked

Delmarked is a term used in information processing to describe the act of removing marks, annotations, or delimiters from data. It functions as a preprocessing step in data cleaning, text normalization, and data extraction workflows. The word combines the prefix de- (removal) with marked, indicating tags, notes, or delimiting symbols that may accompany content.

The use of delmarked data is context-dependent. In text processing, delmarking often means stripping markup tags from documents, such as removing HTML or XML tags to produce plain text. In linguistic corpora or labeled datasets, it can refer to removing annotation layers so that the base text remains. In streaming or encoded data, it may involve deleting start-of-field and end-of-field markers to yield a contiguous payload. In privacy or redaction workflows, delmarked can also imply removing metadata or markers that could reveal sensitive information.

There is no single standardized definition or universally accepted toolset for delmarked. Its precise meaning and method depend on the domain, the data format, and the intended downstream use. Some software libraries may offer a delmarking feature or function that strips specific tags or markers, but behavior can vary between implementations.

See also: strip, striptags, unmapped, de-marking, data cleaning, text normalization.