glossary of internet terms - x

A COMPLETE LIST OF DEFINITIONS OF THE TERMS USED THROUGHOUT OUR WEBSITE

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x2 - A technology developed by 3Com (formerly US Robotics) allowing modems to receive at up to 56Kbps. It rivalled K56flex, developed by a consortium including Rockwell. Both technologies have now been incorporated in the V. 90 standard.

X-axis - The bottom edge of a chart or graph. It is normally used to plot dates or timescales. The left-hand edge is the Y-axis and may be used to show numbers or amounts.

XG - An extension to the General MIDI standard. Developed by Yamaha, it offers more voices and effects, allowing samples to be played with great expression.

XML - eXtensible Markup Language. A way of tagging documents for display on different types of machine across the internet. It is more flexible than HTML, the most common standard, because it allows developers to define their own specialised tags or formatting codes.
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