What does <? Mean in XML?

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Tags

1. #create
2. #fully
3. #records
4. #extensible
5. #documents
6. #language
7. #widely
8. #platform
9. #portable
10. #markup
11. #popular
12. #implemented
13. #independent
14. #standard