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XML - Extensible Markup Language
XML is a language allowing internet developers to create their own markup tags. All XML tags are defined by the programmer, and can be interpreted various ways in different applications. For example, the "" tag in HTML means Italics, but could mean something else in XML, depending on the type of function the developer assigns to it.
XML processor
A program that can process / read XML documents and utilize their content.
XMODEM
A file transfer protocol. Not as fast as YMODEM or ZMODEM.
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Crawler
A crawler is much like a spider except it is programmed to constantly surf the web, following any and all links it comes across. As it visits new websites, it checks its own database to see if the site is listed. If the site is already listed, it makes note of any changes and calculates a search engine ranking for the site. If the site has not been previously listed, the crawler will record all important information, add the website to the database, and assign a ranking to it.