Acronyms
Sales, Marketing, and Technology Acronyms and Abbreviations. Jump to acronyms beginning with the number or letter:
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WWW
A global system of interconnected hypertext documents and resources that are accessed via the internet. The World Wide Web was created in 1989 by British computer scientist Sir Tim Berners-Lee while working at CERN in Switzerland. The WWW allows users to access and share information in the form of web pages, images, videos, and other digital content from anywhere in…
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Acronyms Beginning With W
WYSIWYG
A system in which editing software allows content to be edited in a form that resembles its appearance when printed or displayed as a finished product, such as a printed document, web page, or slide presentation.
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Acronyms Beginning With X
XAI
XAI refers to a set of methods and techniques that make the behavior and decision-making of AI systems understandable to humans. The goal of XAI is to ensure that AI models—especially complex ones, such as deep learning systems—are not only accurate but also transparent, interpretable, and trustworthy. Why XAI Matters In modern business environments, AI is embedded across various marketing…
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Acronyms Beginning With X
Xennials
Born between 1977 and 1983, Xennials represent a micro-generation between Generation X and Millennials. They are known for straddling the line between analog and digital worlds, having grown up with technology but not fully immersed in it from birth. Xennials are characterized by their adaptability, pragmatism, and ability to bridge the communication gap between older and younger generations. Marketing campaigns…
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Acronyms Beginning With X
XFF
A standard HTTP header field used to identify the originating IP address of a client connecting to a web server through an HTTP proxy or load balancer. When a user’s request passes through multiple proxies or servers, each intermediary adds its IP address to the XFF header, creating a comma-separated list of IP addresses. The XFF header is added…
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Acronyms Beginning With X
XHTML
A part of the family of XML markup languages and mirrors or extends versions of the widely used Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), the language in which web pages are formulated. XHTML was developed by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) to help web developers create pages that can be displayed consistently across different types of browsers and devices. It combines…
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Acronyms Beginning With X
XLR
The term XLR originates from the connector’s development history, initially introduced by James H. Cannon, founder of Cannon Electric. X: marks the Cannon X series, a branding designation, not denoting any particular word. L: stands for latch or locking, introduced as a design improvement for secure connections. R: stands for resilient or rubber, referring to the resilient rubber/neoprene insulation added…
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Acronyms Beginning With X
XLSX
This file extension was introduced with the release of Microsoft Office 2007. It is based on the Open XML format, which is more advanced and efficient than its predecessor, XLS. The XLS file format, used in earlier versions of Microsoft Excel (97-2003), had several limitations. It could only support a maximum of 65,536 rows and 256 columns per worksheet, and…
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Acronyms Beginning With X
XML
A flexible markup language that is used for structuring and transporting data. It plays a significant role in sharing data across different systems. Here’s an overview of its features and uses: Data Structuring and Transfer: XML is primarily used to encode documents and data in a human-readable and machine-readable format. This makes it ideal for complex data structures and for…
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Acronyms Beginning With X
XML-RPC
A protocol that enables software running on different operating systems and environments to make remote procedure calls over the internet using HTTP as the transport protocol and XML for encoding the data. As an example, here’s how it works in the WordPress context: A client application sends an XML request to a WordPress site The WordPress site processes the request…
