Definitions for "Well-formed"
An XML document that adheres to the following XML syntax rules: Uses a DTD file or contains an XML declaration with the "standalone" attribute set to "no" Element attributes are in quotes Elements have an opening and closing tag unless it is an empty tag set Tag sets nest correctly
From Extensible Markup Language (XML) 1.1 ( 2004-02-04) A textual object is a well-formed XML document if
From Extensible Markup Language (XML) 1.0 ( 2000-10-06) A textual object is a well-formed XML document if