What do < and > stand for?

Question

I know that the entities `&lt;` and `&gt;` are used for `<` and `>`, but I am curious what these names stand for.Does `&lt;` stand for something like "*Left tag*" or is it just a code?

Answer 1

The &lt stands for "less-than" and & gt stand for "greater-than" but that's not important in programming, the main use is to sanitize the text on web to avoid any malicious javascript injection. :)