Glossary: Letter X

Extensible 3D: the ISO standard successor to VRML for representing 3D scenes and objects on the web using XML encoding.

eXperimental Computing Facility: the native image format for GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program). It supports layers, channels, paths, and other GIMP-specific editing data.

Adobe XD Document: the native format for Adobe XD, a vector-based UI/UX design and prototyping tool (now in maintenance mode).

Extensible HyperText Markup Language: a stricter, XML-based version of HTML requiring well-formed syntax. Used in EPUB e-books and XML-based workflows.

Microsoft Excel Binary File Format: the legacy spreadsheet format used by Microsoft Excel prior to Excel 2007.

Excel Binary Workbook: a binary format for Excel spreadsheets offering faster loading and smaller file sizes than XLSX for large datasets.

Office Open XML Spreadsheet: the default spreadsheet format for Microsoft Excel since 2007. It supports advanced features like charts, formulas, pivot tables, and macros (in .xlsm variant).

Extended Module: an evolution of the MOD format created by Triton/FastTracker 2 with more channels, instruments, and effects.

Extensible Markup Language: a markup language for storing, transmitting, and reconstructing data. It is both human-readable and machine-readable, defined by W3C.

XML Paper Specification: a Microsoft document format similar to PDF, based on XML and designed for fixed-layout document sharing and printing.

XML Schema Definition: a W3C standard for defining the structure, content, and data types of XML documents for validation.

XML Shareable Playlist Format: an XML-based playlist format designed for portability across different media players and platforms.

Cross-Site Scripting: a web security vulnerability that allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users. XSS attacks can steal session cookies, redirect users, or def...

A compression format using the LZMA2 algorithm, offering excellent compression ratios. Commonly used for distributing source code archives and Linux packages.