An "empty element" refers to an HTML or XML element that does not have any content or closing tag. It is represented by a self-closing tag, where the opening tag includes a forward slash before the closing angle bracket.
For example, in HTML, the <br> tag is an empty element used for inserting line breaks. It is written as <br /> instead of having a separate closing tag. Similarly, in XML, elements like <img>, <link>, <input>, and <hr> are considered as empty elements as they don't have any content inside them.
What is an "empty element"?
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