Terms starting with X

15 terms

  • x-default

    SEO › International SEO

    x-default is the hreflang value that names the fallback URL search engines show users whose language or region matches no listed page…

  • X-height

    Design › Typography

    X-height in typography is the height of lowercase letters without ascenders or descenders, a key factor in how large and legible a…

  • X.509

    Internet › Internet trust

    X.509 is the standard format for public key certificates that bind an identity to a key, forming the basis of TLS and…

  • X11

    Linux › Linux desktop

    X11 is the network-transparent windowing protocol behind the X Window System, which has drawn graphical desktops on Unix and Linux since 1987.

  • x86-64

    Hardware › Processors

    x86-64 is the 64-bit extension of the x86 instruction set architecture that runs most desktop, laptop and server processors in use today.

  • Xbox Cloud Gaming

    Gaming › Cloud gaming

    Xbox Cloud Gaming is the Microsoft game streaming service that runs Xbox games on data center servers and streams them to phones,…

  • Xbox Series X

    Gaming › Consoles & platforms

    Xbox Series X is Microsoft's high-end ninth-generation game console, released in 2020 and built for 4K gaming with an AMD processor and…

  • Xcode

    Mobile › App development

    Xcode is Apple's integrated development environment for macOS, used to write, build, test, debug and ship apps for iPhone, iPad, Mac and…

  • XFS

    Linux › Filesystem

    XFS is a high-performance 64-bit journaling Linux filesystem built for large files, parallel I/O and big volumes, and the default in many…

  • XLR

    Audio › Recording

    XLR is the locking circular connector used in audio recording to carry balanced microphone and line signals with low noise over long…

  • XLSX

    Software › Office applications

    XLSX is the default spreadsheet file format of modern office applications, a ZIP package of XML parts defined by the Office Open…

  • XML

    Data › Data formats

    XML is a text-based markup format that represents hierarchical data with nested, self-describing tags and supports strict validation through schemas.

  • XNU

    macOS › macOS fundamentals

    XNU is the hybrid kernel of macOS and other Apple operating systems, combining the Mach microkernel, a BSD layer and the I/O…

  • XR

    Extended reality › XR fundamentals

    XR, or extended reality, is the umbrella term for virtual, augmented and mixed reality, which blend digital content with the physical world…

  • XSS

    Cybersecurity › Application security

    XSS, or cross-site scripting, is an application security flaw that lets attackers run their own script in a victim's browser within a…