Markdown vs markup - are they related?

Question

I\'m using markdown to edit this question right now. In some wikis I used wiki markup. Are they the same thing? Are they related? Please explain. If I want to implement one

Answer 1

Markdown is a play on words because it is markup. "Markdown" is a proper noun.

Markup is just a way of providing functionality above plain text. For example: formatting, links, images, etc.