Xml Glossary

Browse 6 xml terms defined in plain English, from the cultural dictionary of computing.

6 Xml Terms

SVG
Scalable Vector Graphics — an XML-based image format that describes shapes, paths, and text as mathematical instructions rather than pixel grids, allowing...
XHTML
Extensible HyperText Markup Language — a reformulation of HTML as a strict XML application, requiring well-formed syntax (closed tags, quoted attributes,...
XML External Entity
An XML parser feature that can fetch external resources and becomes dangerous when untrusted input is processed. It shows up in application security, identity,...
XML Parser
A library or component that reads raw XML text and converts it into a usable in-memory structure. The two main approaches are DOM parsers, which load the...
XSLT
Extensible Stylesheet Language Transformations — a declarative, Turing-complete language for transforming XML documents into other XML, HTML, or plain text by...
XXE Attack
An attack that abuses XML external entity resolution to read files, pivot requests, or cause denial of service. It shows up in application security, identity,...

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