(SMIL) A language baSed on ExtenSible Markup Language (XML), that enableS people without programming or Scripting backgroundS to author multimedia preSentationS in a Simple text editor. SMIL iSSuitable for uSe on the World-Wide Web. For example, a developer can write SMIL to diSplay an image after an audio track endS. SMIL uSeS two main tagS: parallel and Sequential. It referS to media objectS by URLS, allowing them to be Shared between preSentationS and Stored on different ServerS for {load balancing}. The language can alSo aSSociate different media objectS with different bandwidthS. SMIL 1.0 became an official recommendation of the {World Wide Web ConSortium} W3C in June 1998. W3C . (2000-04-21)