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XIe arrondissement The 11th arrondissement (XIe arrondissement), located on the Right Bank, is the most densely populated of the 20 arrondissements of Paris, France, as well as the most densely populated urban district in all of Europe.
XIIe arrondissement The 12th arrondissement (XIIe arrondissement), located on the Right Bank, is one of the 20 arrondissements of Paris, France. The district has been significantly reorganized in recent decades, especially in the areas of Cours-Saint-Emilion and Bercy, which now contain the French Ministry of Finances and the Bercy arena.
XIII (comic book) XIII (Thirteen) is a Franco-Belgian comic book series about an amnesiac protagonist written by the Belgian Jean Van Hamme and drawn by the Belgian William Vance. XIII first appeared in 1984, and was later published by Dargaud.
XIII (video game) XIII (pronounced: thirteen) is a first-person shooter video game released for PlayStation 2, GameCube, Xbox, Mac and the PC, and based on the Belgian XIII comic series of the same name. XIII was developed and published by Ubisoft and released on November 25, 2003.
XIII Corps (United States) Activated on 7 December 1942 in Providence, Rhode Island, the XIII Corps fought for 180 days in the European Theater of Operations, fighting from the Netherlands to the Elbe River. It was first activated under the command of then-Major General Emil F.
XING XING (named openBC/Open Business Club until November 17th, 2006) is a social software platform for enabling a small-world network for professionals. It is used by people from over 160 countries, albeit the majority of users are Germans.
XIT (band) XIT is a Native American rock band that released two albums in the 1970s on the Motown label, and regrouped in the 1990s. They performed a 30th anniversary reunion concert and released a DVD, XIT: Without Reservation, in 2002.
XIT Ranch The XIT Ranch was a cattle ranch in the Panhandle of Texas which operated from 1885 to 1912. Comprising over 3,000,000 acres (12,000 km²) of land, it ran for two hundred miles (300 km) along the border with New Mexico, varying in width from 20 to 30 miles (30 to 50 km).
XIVe arrondissement The 14th arrondissement (XIVe arrondissement), located on the Left Bank (Rive Gauche), is one of the 20 arrondissements of Paris. The arrondissement contains most of the Montparnasse district, which has traditionally been home to many artists as well as a Breton community.
XIXe arrondissement The 19th arrondissement (XIXe arrondissement), located on the Right Bank, is one of the 20 arrondissements of Paris, France. It is crossed by two canals, the Canal Saint-Denis and the Canal de l'Ourcq, which meet at the level of the Parc de la Villette.
Xjump Xjump is a video game for the PC, where the player is in a falling tower, and has to keep jumping. The floor he is standing on is sinking with the rest of the building; the player will die once the floor gives way (disappears under the bottom of the display).
XJACK In laptop computing, the XJACK is a type of connector to attach a standard RJ11 or RJ45 plug directly to a PC card modem/Ethernet adapter, without the use of a dongle. An XJACK extends from the card and the plug goes into the extended portion.
Xkoto xkoto Inc. is an ISV and IBM Business Partner that provides its GRIDSCALE Database Load Balancer to customers looking for high database performance, availability, and real-time DR using an active/active cluster of low-cost commodity servers.
XK (protein) XK (also known as Kell blood group precursor) is a protein found on human red blood cells and other tissues which is responsible for the Kx antigen which helps determine a person's blood type. The Kx antigen plays a role in matching blood for blood transfusions.
XKMS XML Key Management Specification (XKMS) utilises the web services framework to make it easier for developers to secure inter-application communication using public key infrastructure (PKI). XML Key Management Specification is a protocol developed by W3C which describes the distribution and registration of public keys.
XKO XKO Group PLC are a full-services IT company based in the UK. They employ approximately 600 people and have offices in Chertsey, London, Milton Keynes, Whiteley, Rugby, York, Lutterworth, Manchester, Solihull and Borehamwood.
Xlear Nasal Wash Xlear Nasal Wash is the brand name of a saline-based nasal spray containing xylitol. Xlear claims to be effective in reducing bacteria in the nose and eustachian tubes, thus decreasing the risk of sinus infections, while improving such conditions as allergic rhinitis and asthma.
XL (band) XL is a J-Pop group with three members - Onishi Terumoto (guitar and vocals), Tokunaga Akito (programming and songwriting), and noriaki (drums). The band made its debut in 29 April, 1998 with the eponymous album XL.
XL Leisure Group The XL Leisure Group (XLLG) is the fifth largest holiday company in the UK, with operations in the UK and, as of November 2006, also in France and Germany. XLLG will also be launching its brand in Ireland and Australia in the near future.
XL Recordings XL Recordings is an independent record label which was launched by Nick Halkes ( joined in 1992 by Richard Russell) with Beggars Banquet Records in 1989 to release its rave and dance music. Originally the label was an offshoot of Beggars' more commercial dance label called Citybeat which was known for records by acts such as Freeez, Starlight, Dream Frequency and the Ultramagnetic MCs.
XLink The XML Linking Language, or XLink, is an XML markup language used for creating hyperlinks for XML documents. XLink is a W3C specification which describes methods for allowing elements to be inserted into XML documents in order to create and describe links between resources, whether internal or external to the original document.
XLink Kai XLink Kai is a method (developed by Team-XLink) of online-gaming whereby "system-link" enabled Xbox (variants also exist for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable and other devices) games can be 'tricked' into being played across the internet instead of a normal LAN (Local Area Network).
XLM 572 XLM 572 is the callsign of a weatheradio broadcast station owned and operated by Environment Canada in Edmonton transmitting continuous weather information in English and French on the frequency of 162.400 MHz.
XLVIII Panzer Corps (Germany) The XLVIII Panzer Corps (German XLVIII. Panzerkorps), originally called the XLVIII Motorized Corps, was a corps level formation of the German Heer which saw extensive action on both the eastern and western fronts during World War II.
Xmas Lemmings Xmas Lemmings is a series of short computer games released in 1991, 1992, 1993 and 1994, as additional level packs to the original Lemmings game. Also known as Christmas Lemmings or Holiday Lemmings, the games were developed by DMA Design and published by Psygnosis.
Xming Xming is a free software port of an X Window Server (see X Window System) to the Microsoft Windows operating system (XP and later versions only—the current builds of Xming will not install on Windows 2000, however earlier versions may). The Xming X Server is based on the Xorg (X11R6.
Xmouse Xmouse is a system of mouse control used instead of the standard system of selection on computers (most notably Windows and Linux, where it is an option). Where normal mouse control uses single-click for selection and double-click to open/edit/etc, the xmouse system automatically selects objects after hovering the mouse over the object for a certain period of time (often one second).
Xmucane and Xpiacoc Xmucane and Xpiacoc (alternatively Xumucane and Ixpiyacoc) are the names of the divine grandparents of Maya mythology and the daykeepers of the Popol Vuh. They are considered to be the oldest of all the gods of the Maya pantheon, and are identified by a number of names throughout the Maya sacred text, reflecting their multiple roles throughout the Mayan creation myth.
XM (album) XM (EP) is an EP recorded by British progressive rock band Porcupine Tree in early 2003 as a live album of mostly In Absentia tracks. This was taken from a session at XM Satellite Radio in Washington DC on 12th November, 2002, and was originally released as a limited edition tour EP.
XM (file format) XM, standing for "extended module", is an audio file type introduced by Triton's Fast Tracker 2. XM introduced multisampling-capable instruments with volume and panning envelopes, and basic sample compression.
XM Emergency Alert XM Emergency Alert is a free satellite radio channel dedicated to providing critical, updated information before, during and after natural disasters, weather emergencies and other hazardous incidents as well as AMBER Alerts to listeners across the United States.
XM Hitlist XM Hitlist is a commercial-free Mainstream Top 40 radio station that is broadcasted on XM Satellite Radio. It is located on channel 30, and plays a range of top 40 hits from 2000 to the present day, in addition to some from the late 90s.
XM Preview XM Preview, located on channel 1 on XM Satellite Radio, is a promotional channel advertising the XM service. The channel is preset on new units and store displays in order to advertise XM to potential customers, as well as to notify current customers as to events on other channels.
XM Public Radio XM Public Radio (abbreviated XMPR) is XM Satellite Radio's 24/7 satellite radio channel dedicated to public radio programming. Broadcasting in stereo, XM Public Radio is one of two talk channels on the XM platform which broadcasts 2-channel audio -- the other being the ViRUS.
XM-X Crossbone Gundam The F97 mobile suit series is a series of fictional testbed mobile suits in the Gundam Universal Century developed by the Earth Federation's Strategic Naval Research Insitute (SNRI). It appears in the manga series Mobile Suit Crossbone Gundam.
XM110 Semi-Automatic Sniper System The XM110 SASS, Semi Automatic Sniper System, is a semi-automatic rifle intended to replace the M24 Sniper Weapon System and M21 Sniper Weapon System used by snipers, spotter, designated marksmen, or squad advanced marksmen in the US Army. The Army ran a competition involving several designs, including ones from Knights Armament Company, Remington, and DPMS Panther Arms.
XM2001 Crusader The XM2001 Crusader was to be the United States Army's next-generation self-propelled howitzer (SPH), designed to improve survivability, lethality, mobility, and effectiveness and planned to be introduced by 2008. United Defense was the prime contractor; General Dynamics the major subcontractor.
XM29 OICW The XM29 OICW (Objective Individual Combat Weapon) was the name for a series of prototypes of a new type of battle rifle that fired 20 mm HE airbursting projectiles. The prototypes were developed as part of the Objective Individual Combat Weapon program in the 1990s.
XM50 JSGPM The XM50 JSGPM (Joint Service General Purpose Mask) is a developmental protective gas mask to be phased into service with the US Army and Marine Corps from September 2006, replacing the current-issue M40 and previous-issue M17-series masks. Like many developmental programs, there are differences between early JSGPM and the product that may officially be adopted.
XM84 The XM84 Stun Grenade is a non-fragmentation, non-lethal "Flash And Bang" stun grenade that is intended to provide a reliable, effective non-lethal means of neutralizing & disorienting enemy personnel.
XMail XMail is a free open-source POP3/ESMTP mail server for Unix and Microsoft Windows operating systems. Unlike other email servers, XMail does not require that each user have a system account, instead it uses flat-file databases to store user information.
XMax xMax developed by xG Technology, LLC is a proposed radio frequency (RF) modulation and encoding technology that will use individual or "integer" sinusoidal waves to convey information. While supposedly applicable to wired mediums such as copper and coaxial lines, the technology will apparently be introduced first as a wireless communications technology, whereby its developers claim that it is capable of extending the range and reducing the transmit power compared to conventional approaches, including cellular technologies and fixed wireless approaches such as WiMAX.
XMB (forum) XMB is short for eXtreme Message Board and is an open source forum system written in the PHP 4 scripting language and using the database management system MySQL to store dynamic content. It is being distributed under the GNU General Public License.
XMCD X-ray magnetic circular dichroism (XMCD) is a difference spectrum of two x-ray absorption spectra (XAS), one taken with left circularly polarized light, and one with right circularly polarized light. By closely analyzing the XMCD spectrum, information can be obtained on the magnetic properties of the atom, such as its spin and orbital magnetic moment.
XMDP XHTML Meta Data Profiles (XMDP) is a format for defining metadata formats through XHTML while enabling people to see it visually in a web browser. Applications that use XMDP include XFN, hCard, or any schema or microformat that displays its definition through XHTML.
XMDR The Extended Metadata Registry (XMDR) is a project proposing and testing a set of extensions to the ISO/IEC 11179 metadata registry specifications that deal with the development of improved standards and technology for storing and retrieving the semantics of data elements, terminologies, and concept structures in metadata registries.
XMission XMission was the first independent Internet Service Provider (ISP) in Utah, United States, founded in late 1993 by Pete Ashdown. XMission has had a loyal base of users over the years, including a large portion of those involved in Utah's computer and Internet industry, even if they work for a competing company.
XML appliance An XML appliance is a separate computer system with deliberately narrow functionality that exchanges XML messages with other computer systems. XML appliances secure, accelerate and route XML so enterprises can cost-effectively realize its full potential for messaging and service-oriented architectures (SOAs).
XML Copy Editor XML Copy Editor is an XML editor with DTD/XML Schema/RELAX NG validation, XSLT, XPath, pretty-printing, syntax highlighting, folding, tag completion/locking, a spelling/style check and, on Windows, lossless import/export of Microsoft Word documents.
XML data binding XML data binding refers to the process of representing the information in an XML document as an object in computer memory. This allows applications to access the data in the XML from the object rather than using the DOM to retrieve the data from a direct representation of the XML itself.
XML Enabled Networking XML Enabled Networking provides an abstraction layer that exists alongside the traditional Internet Protocol (IP) network. This layer addresses the security, incompatibility and latency issues encumbering XML messages, web services and service oriented architectures (SOAs).
XML Events XML Events is a W3C specification for handling events occurring in an XML document. These events are typically caused by a user interacting with the document as a web page using a device such as a web browser on a PC, mobile phone or telephone.
XML firewall An XML firewall is a specialized firewall used to provide security for XML messaging such as Web services. XML firewalls are types of XML appliances that are separated from internal computer systems and frequently reside in an organization's DMZ.
XML Information Set XML Information Set (Infoset) is a W3C specification describing an abstract data model of an XML document in terms of a set of information items. The definitions in the XML Information Set specification are meant to be used in other specifications that need to refer to the information in a well-formed XML document.
XML Management System XML management system (shortened as XMLMS) is a system that allows queries and manipulation of XML data (similar to RDBMS querying and manipulating generic data). Current XMLMS can be divided into two categories: XML-Enabled databases and Native XML databases.
XML Metadata Interchange The XML Metadata Interchange (XMI) is an OMG standard for exchanging metadata information via Extensible Markup Language (XML). It can be used for any metadata whose metamodel can be expressed in Meta-Object Facility (MOF).
XML Paper Specification The XML Paper Specification (XPS), formerly codenamed "Metro", is a document storage and viewing specification developed by Microsoft. The specification itself describes the formats and rules for distributing, archiving, rendering, and processing XPS documents.
XML Professional Publisher (XPP) XML Professional Publisher (XPP) is a standards-based, high performance, content formatting and publishing application for the automatic composition, transformation, and rendering of XML content into high-quality output in PostScript and PDF format. XPP can also format other fielded data, such as database feeds, SGML, HTML, and other ASCII text to high-quality pages.
XML schema An XML schema is a description of a type of XML document, typically expressed in terms of constraints on the structure and content of documents of that type, above and beyond the basic syntax constraints imposed by XML itself. An XML schema provides a view of the document type at a relatively high level of abstraction.
XML Script XML Script are two unrelated XML technologies. The former (XML Script) is an XML transformation language, while the later (XML-Script) is a Microsoft technology preview for scripting web browsers - think of it as an XML version of ECMA JavaScript.
XML Schema Language Comparison An XML schema is a description of a type of XML document, typically expressed in terms of constraints on the structure and content of documents of that type, above and beyond the basic syntax constraints imposed by XML itself. There are several different languages available for specifying an XML schema.
XML Signature XML Signature (also called "XMLDsig") is a W3C recommendation that defines an XML syntax for digital signatures. Functionally, it has much in common with PKCS#7 but is more extensible and geared towards signing XML documents.
XML tree XML documents have a hierachial structure and can conceptually be interpreted as a tree structure, called an XML tree. This tree structure can not be divided into just root, nodes and leaves as normal tree structures.
XML User Interface The XML User Interface (XUI) is a Java and XML framework for building rich client, desktop and mobile applications. The framework can save much of the code typically needed to build an application with consequent savings in development time, maintenance costs and hence results in greater stability.
XML Validation The XML Validation (eXtensible Markup Language) let check a document in XML language if it is well formed and it is adjusted to a defined structure. A well formed document follows the basic rules of XML established for the design of documents.
XML-RPC XML-RPC is a remote procedure call protocol which uses XML to encode its calls and HTTP as a transport mechanism. It is a very simple protocol, defining only a handful of data types and commands, and the entire description can be printed on two pages of paper.
XMLHttpRequest XMLHttpRequest (XHR) is an API that can be used by JavaScript, JScript, VBScript and other web browser scripting languages to transfer and manipulate XML data to and from a web server using HTTP, establishing an independent connection channel between a web page's Client-Side and Server-Side.
XMLTerm XMLTerm is both a command line "terminal", like an Xterm, and also a web page, like the one displayed by your browser. XMLterm adds powerful hypertext and graphical capabilities to the Xterm-like terminal interface through its use of the extensible markup language (XML), which is a generic specification for markup languages like HTML.
XMLTV XMLTV is a set of computer programs to process television program listings, for convenient management of TV viewing (typically up to 14 days worth of indexed and searchable data with each download); it stores listings in XML format. There are backends to download listings for several countries, as well as filter programs and Perl libraries to process listings.
XMLVend XMLVend is an attempt to create an interoperable standard for the sales of electricity between vendors and clients. It is an application of Web Services to facilitate trade between various different types of devices.
Xnergy Xnergy is a construction firm based in Carlsbad, CA. Founded in 2001 by Jeff Gosselin, Jason Davis and Joey Patalano, by 2004 Xnergy had become the 39th largest private employer, the 50th highest revenue generator and the 7th fastest growing privately-held company in San Diego County.
XnView XnView is a multi-platform software used for viewing, converting and manipulating graphic files. It supports more than 400 image file formats, is free of charge for private usage, easy to use and requires no installation (portable software).
XNUMBERS XNUMBERS (site) is a multi-precision floating point computing and numerical methods library for Microsoft Excel. Xnumbers is an open source Excel addin (xla) that performs multi-precision floating point arithmetic from 15 up to 200 significant digits.
Xoanon Publishing Xoanon Publishing was founded in 1992 to serve as the sole publisher of the Cultus Sabbati, a closed circle of British and American traditional cunning-craft initiates. Xoanon specialises in limited fine editions and operates a private subscription policy for the sale of its works.
Xochiquetzal In Aztec mythology, Xochiquetzal ("flower feather") was a goddess of flowers, fertility, games, dancing and agriculture, as well as craftsmen, prostitutes and pregnant women. She was originally a moon and love goddess.
Xochtil Ugarte Xóchtil Ugarte is a Latin American voice actress. She is best known as the Spanish voice of Misty in Pokémon, Vanessa Leeds in a later dub of Robotech: The Macross Saga, Dana Sterling in a later dub of Robotech Masters, Aelita in the Latin American dub of Code Lyoko and Eris in a later dub of The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy.
Xolilizwe Mzikayise Sigcawu Xolilizwe Mzikayise Sigcawu (26 June 1926 - 31 December 2005 was the 11th paramount chief of the Gcaleka sub-group of the Xhosa nation from 10 April 1965 to 31 December 2005. Xolilizwe was an active member of the House of Traditional Leaders.
Xorichti Xorychti, Xorichti or Xorihti, older forms Xorychtion and Xorihtion (Greek, Modern: ΞοĎύχτι, Katharevousa: -on), is a village that is part of the municipality of Mouresi, it is located about 4 km south of Tsagkarada. It is in the eastern part of Magnesia in the prefecture of the same name in Greece.
Xorkaelians In the fictional Star Fleet Universe as represented in the range of games from Amarillo Design Bureau Inc. as well as the first two Star Fleet Command games (and the Orion Pirates stand-alone addon for Starfleet Command II) from Taldren, the Xorkaelian Empire is a vast interstellar realm which rules a vast portion of the Milky Way Galaxy, on the far side of the galactic core from the United Federation of Planets.
Xosé Quiroga Suárez Xosé Quiroga Suárez was the first president of the Spanish autonomous community of Galicia after reaching its statute of Autonomous Community in 1981. He served previously as president of the pre-autonomic community.
Xosroviduxt Xosroviduxt (Armenian: ŐŐ¸Ő˝Ö€Ő¸ŐľŐ«Ő¤Ő¸Ö‚ŐŐ©), sometimes called Khosrovidukht, was an Armenian composer and poet. Almost nothing is known about her, not even her date of birth - some sources record her as being active in the 4th century, while others place her in the 8th century.
XO sauce XO sauce (Chinese: XO 醬, Simplified Chinese: XO 酱) is a spicy seafood sauce, which was developed in Hong Kong Cantonese cuisine in the 1980s. The sauce is made of roughly chopped dried seafoods, such as scallop, dried fish and shrimp that has been cooked with chilli, onion, garlic and oil.
XO Wave XO Wave is a commercial digital audio editor for Mac OS X and Linux. XO Wave is designed primarily for CD Mastering (technically known as Premastering in the CD manufacturing process); audio for video work; multitrack recording, editing and mixing; and other music production tasks.
XOF 962 XOF 962 is the callsign of a weatheradio broadcast station owned and operated by Environment Canada in Cooking Lake, Alberta, Canada, transmitting continuous weather information in English and French on the frequency of 162.475 MHz.
XOR (computer game) XOR is a computer puzzle game created by Astral Software and published by Logotron in 1987 for a range of platforms including the Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, and ZX Spectrum. It has since been remade for platforms including Windows, Apple Macintosh, RISC OS and Game Boy Advance.
XOR gate The XOR gate is a digital logic gate that implements exclusive disjunction - it behaves according to the truth table to the right. A HIGH output (1) results if one, and only one, of the inputs to the gate is HIGH (1).
XOR linked list XOR linked lists are a curious use of the bitwise exclusive disjunction (XOR) operation, here denoted by ⊕, to decrease storage requirements for doubly-linked lists. An ordinary doubly-linked list stores addresses of the previous and next list items in each list node, requiring two address fields:
XORP XORP, or Extensible Open Router Platform, is an open source routing software suite, aimed at being both stable and fully featured enough for production use and also extensible to support networking research. The project was founded by Mark Handley in 2000, with first production release in July 2004.
XOSL XOSL stands for eXtended Operating System Loader and is a bootloader. It provides a graphical user interface which allows you to easily setup and boot your computer into 1 of up to 24 various operating systems.
XOXO XOXO (Extensible Open XHTML Outlines) is an XML format for outlines built from XHTML modularization. Developed by several authors as an attempt to reuse XHTML building blocks instead of inventing unnecessary new XML elements/attributes, XOXO is both based on existing behavior of publishing outlines, lists, and blogrolls on the Web, and as a general outline format for 1:1 processing of fundamental programming language datastructures.
Xpax Xpax is Celcom's brand of prepaid mobile services currently operating on both 2G and 3G network (for both 019/013 prefixes). Xpax subscribers are allowed to be in either one of two package; Mid or Lite Plan, where the rates for voice/video calls and text messaging differs.
Xpedior Xpedior was a dot-com company that was created in the late 1990's as a spin-off of a half-dozen regional eBusiness consulting firms. It competed with the likes of Scient, Viant, Proxicom, Razorfish, Cambridge Technology Partners and March First.
Xpeeps xPeeps is a social networking website, similar to MySpace, but focusing on the adult entertainment industry. It officially launched on the week of January 7th, 2007, after a beta version launched eight months prior (early May 2006).
Xpert Eleven Xpert Eleven is an online Football/soccer management game which is free to use, however if a manager wants more features they can purchase VIP. The game's main focus is on management, so processes like contracts, gate fees are handled by the club and not the user.
Xplanet Xplanet is a renderer for planetary and solar system images, capable of producing various types of graphics depicting the solar system. It is normally used to create computer wallpapers, which may be updated with the latest cloud maps or the regions of Earth which are in sunlight.
Xploder Xploder is a brand of cheat and multimedia devices for games consoles, similar to Action Replay. Xploder products have been released for PS2, PSone, PSP, Xbox, GameCube, N64, Game Boy, Game Boy Advance, PC and others.
Xploding Plastix Xploding Plastix is a Norwegian two-man band playing Electrofunk/Big beat music with elements of jazz. Their song, "Treat Me Mean, I need the Reputation" became an instant classic when it was released as a 7" on Beatservice Records in 2000.
Xplore G18 At some time prior to the 2004 PalmSource Developers Conference, GSPDA shed the code name "Zircon" for its upcoming smartphone in favor of the new official name "Xplore G18". At the Conference, a GSPDA representative (as cited in the PC World article listed in the "References" section) stated that the G18 is already available to the public in Hong Kong, and that it would be made available in the United States later in 2004.
Xplorer * The Xplorer plugs into the PlayStation's parallel port on the back of the console (newer PlayStation models don't have this port) and comes with thousands of cheats already programmed into it. The Xplorer handles all of the cheats designed for other cheat cartridges, which means that there are hundreds of websites out there with usable cheats.
Xplorer² xplorer² is a dual-pane file and information manager for all 32-bit and 64-bit Windows operating systems. It offers the advanced functionality of Orthodox File Managers through an interface similar to the familiar Windows Explorer.
XIIe arrondissement The 12th arrondissement (XIIe arrondissement), located on the Right Bank, is one of the 20 arrondissements of Paris, France. The district has been significantly reorganized in recent decades, especially in the areas of Cours-Saint-Emilion and Bercy, which now contain the French Ministry of Finances and the Bercy arena.
XIII (comic book) XIII (Thirteen) is a Franco-Belgian comic book series about an amnesiac protagonist written by the Belgian Jean Van Hamme and drawn by the Belgian William Vance. XIII first appeared in 1984, and was later published by Dargaud.
XIII (video game) XIII (pronounced: thirteen) is a first-person shooter video game released for PlayStation 2, GameCube, Xbox, Mac and the PC, and based on the Belgian XIII comic series of the same name. XIII was developed and published by Ubisoft and released on November 25, 2003.
XIII Corps (United States) Activated on 7 December 1942 in Providence, Rhode Island, the XIII Corps fought for 180 days in the European Theater of Operations, fighting from the Netherlands to the Elbe River. It was first activated under the command of then-Major General Emil F.
XING XING (named openBC/Open Business Club until November 17th, 2006) is a social software platform for enabling a small-world network for professionals. It is used by people from over 160 countries, albeit the majority of users are Germans.
XIT (band) XIT is a Native American rock band that released two albums in the 1970s on the Motown label, and regrouped in the 1990s. They performed a 30th anniversary reunion concert and released a DVD, XIT: Without Reservation, in 2002.
XIT Ranch The XIT Ranch was a cattle ranch in the Panhandle of Texas which operated from 1885 to 1912. Comprising over 3,000,000 acres (12,000 km²) of land, it ran for two hundred miles (300 km) along the border with New Mexico, varying in width from 20 to 30 miles (30 to 50 km).
XIVe arrondissement The 14th arrondissement (XIVe arrondissement), located on the Left Bank (Rive Gauche), is one of the 20 arrondissements of Paris. The arrondissement contains most of the Montparnasse district, which has traditionally been home to many artists as well as a Breton community.
XIXe arrondissement The 19th arrondissement (XIXe arrondissement), located on the Right Bank, is one of the 20 arrondissements of Paris, France. It is crossed by two canals, the Canal Saint-Denis and the Canal de l'Ourcq, which meet at the level of the Parc de la Villette.
Xjump Xjump is a video game for the PC, where the player is in a falling tower, and has to keep jumping. The floor he is standing on is sinking with the rest of the building; the player will die once the floor gives way (disappears under the bottom of the display).
XJACK In laptop computing, the XJACK is a type of connector to attach a standard RJ11 or RJ45 plug directly to a PC card modem/Ethernet adapter, without the use of a dongle. An XJACK extends from the card and the plug goes into the extended portion.
Xkoto xkoto Inc. is an ISV and IBM Business Partner that provides its GRIDSCALE Database Load Balancer to customers looking for high database performance, availability, and real-time DR using an active/active cluster of low-cost commodity servers.
XK (protein) XK (also known as Kell blood group precursor) is a protein found on human red blood cells and other tissues which is responsible for the Kx antigen which helps determine a person's blood type. The Kx antigen plays a role in matching blood for blood transfusions.
XKMS XML Key Management Specification (XKMS) utilises the web services framework to make it easier for developers to secure inter-application communication using public key infrastructure (PKI). XML Key Management Specification is a protocol developed by W3C which describes the distribution and registration of public keys.
XKO XKO Group PLC are a full-services IT company based in the UK. They employ approximately 600 people and have offices in Chertsey, London, Milton Keynes, Whiteley, Rugby, York, Lutterworth, Manchester, Solihull and Borehamwood.
Xlear Nasal Wash Xlear Nasal Wash is the brand name of a saline-based nasal spray containing xylitol. Xlear claims to be effective in reducing bacteria in the nose and eustachian tubes, thus decreasing the risk of sinus infections, while improving such conditions as allergic rhinitis and asthma.
XL (band) XL is a J-Pop group with three members - Onishi Terumoto (guitar and vocals), Tokunaga Akito (programming and songwriting), and noriaki (drums). The band made its debut in 29 April, 1998 with the eponymous album XL.
XL Leisure Group The XL Leisure Group (XLLG) is the fifth largest holiday company in the UK, with operations in the UK and, as of November 2006, also in France and Germany. XLLG will also be launching its brand in Ireland and Australia in the near future.
XL Recordings XL Recordings is an independent record label which was launched by Nick Halkes ( joined in 1992 by Richard Russell) with Beggars Banquet Records in 1989 to release its rave and dance music. Originally the label was an offshoot of Beggars' more commercial dance label called Citybeat which was known for records by acts such as Freeez, Starlight, Dream Frequency and the Ultramagnetic MCs.
XLink The XML Linking Language, or XLink, is an XML markup language used for creating hyperlinks for XML documents. XLink is a W3C specification which describes methods for allowing elements to be inserted into XML documents in order to create and describe links between resources, whether internal or external to the original document.
XLink Kai XLink Kai is a method (developed by Team-XLink) of online-gaming whereby "system-link" enabled Xbox (variants also exist for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable and other devices) games can be 'tricked' into being played across the internet instead of a normal LAN (Local Area Network).
XLM 572 XLM 572 is the callsign of a weatheradio broadcast station owned and operated by Environment Canada in Edmonton transmitting continuous weather information in English and French on the frequency of 162.400 MHz.
XLVIII Panzer Corps (Germany) The XLVIII Panzer Corps (German XLVIII. Panzerkorps), originally called the XLVIII Motorized Corps, was a corps level formation of the German Heer which saw extensive action on both the eastern and western fronts during World War II.
Xmas Lemmings Xmas Lemmings is a series of short computer games released in 1991, 1992, 1993 and 1994, as additional level packs to the original Lemmings game. Also known as Christmas Lemmings or Holiday Lemmings, the games were developed by DMA Design and published by Psygnosis.
Xming Xming is a free software port of an X Window Server (see X Window System) to the Microsoft Windows operating system (XP and later versions only—the current builds of Xming will not install on Windows 2000, however earlier versions may). The Xming X Server is based on the Xorg (X11R6.
Xmouse Xmouse is a system of mouse control used instead of the standard system of selection on computers (most notably Windows and Linux, where it is an option). Where normal mouse control uses single-click for selection and double-click to open/edit/etc, the xmouse system automatically selects objects after hovering the mouse over the object for a certain period of time (often one second).
Xmucane and Xpiacoc Xmucane and Xpiacoc (alternatively Xumucane and Ixpiyacoc) are the names of the divine grandparents of Maya mythology and the daykeepers of the Popol Vuh. They are considered to be the oldest of all the gods of the Maya pantheon, and are identified by a number of names throughout the Maya sacred text, reflecting their multiple roles throughout the Mayan creation myth.
XM (album) XM (EP) is an EP recorded by British progressive rock band Porcupine Tree in early 2003 as a live album of mostly In Absentia tracks. This was taken from a session at XM Satellite Radio in Washington DC on 12th November, 2002, and was originally released as a limited edition tour EP.
XM (file format) XM, standing for "extended module", is an audio file type introduced by Triton's Fast Tracker 2. XM introduced multisampling-capable instruments with volume and panning envelopes, and basic sample compression.
XM Emergency Alert XM Emergency Alert is a free satellite radio channel dedicated to providing critical, updated information before, during and after natural disasters, weather emergencies and other hazardous incidents as well as AMBER Alerts to listeners across the United States.
XM Hitlist XM Hitlist is a commercial-free Mainstream Top 40 radio station that is broadcasted on XM Satellite Radio. It is located on channel 30, and plays a range of top 40 hits from 2000 to the present day, in addition to some from the late 90s.
XM Preview XM Preview, located on channel 1 on XM Satellite Radio, is a promotional channel advertising the XM service. The channel is preset on new units and store displays in order to advertise XM to potential customers, as well as to notify current customers as to events on other channels.
XM Public Radio XM Public Radio (abbreviated XMPR) is XM Satellite Radio's 24/7 satellite radio channel dedicated to public radio programming. Broadcasting in stereo, XM Public Radio is one of two talk channels on the XM platform which broadcasts 2-channel audio -- the other being the ViRUS.
XM-X Crossbone Gundam The F97 mobile suit series is a series of fictional testbed mobile suits in the Gundam Universal Century developed by the Earth Federation's Strategic Naval Research Insitute (SNRI). It appears in the manga series Mobile Suit Crossbone Gundam.
XM110 Semi-Automatic Sniper System The XM110 SASS, Semi Automatic Sniper System, is a semi-automatic rifle intended to replace the M24 Sniper Weapon System and M21 Sniper Weapon System used by snipers, spotter, designated marksmen, or squad advanced marksmen in the US Army. The Army ran a competition involving several designs, including ones from Knights Armament Company, Remington, and DPMS Panther Arms.
XM2001 Crusader The XM2001 Crusader was to be the United States Army's next-generation self-propelled howitzer (SPH), designed to improve survivability, lethality, mobility, and effectiveness and planned to be introduced by 2008. United Defense was the prime contractor; General Dynamics the major subcontractor.
XM29 OICW The XM29 OICW (Objective Individual Combat Weapon) was the name for a series of prototypes of a new type of battle rifle that fired 20 mm HE airbursting projectiles. The prototypes were developed as part of the Objective Individual Combat Weapon program in the 1990s.
XM50 JSGPM The XM50 JSGPM (Joint Service General Purpose Mask) is a developmental protective gas mask to be phased into service with the US Army and Marine Corps from September 2006, replacing the current-issue M40 and previous-issue M17-series masks. Like many developmental programs, there are differences between early JSGPM and the product that may officially be adopted.
XM84 The XM84 Stun Grenade is a non-fragmentation, non-lethal "Flash And Bang" stun grenade that is intended to provide a reliable, effective non-lethal means of neutralizing & disorienting enemy personnel.
XMail XMail is a free open-source POP3/ESMTP mail server for Unix and Microsoft Windows operating systems. Unlike other email servers, XMail does not require that each user have a system account, instead it uses flat-file databases to store user information.
XMax xMax developed by xG Technology, LLC is a proposed radio frequency (RF) modulation and encoding technology that will use individual or "integer" sinusoidal waves to convey information. While supposedly applicable to wired mediums such as copper and coaxial lines, the technology will apparently be introduced first as a wireless communications technology, whereby its developers claim that it is capable of extending the range and reducing the transmit power compared to conventional approaches, including cellular technologies and fixed wireless approaches such as WiMAX.
XMB (forum) XMB is short for eXtreme Message Board and is an open source forum system written in the PHP 4 scripting language and using the database management system MySQL to store dynamic content. It is being distributed under the GNU General Public License.
XMCD X-ray magnetic circular dichroism (XMCD) is a difference spectrum of two x-ray absorption spectra (XAS), one taken with left circularly polarized light, and one with right circularly polarized light. By closely analyzing the XMCD spectrum, information can be obtained on the magnetic properties of the atom, such as its spin and orbital magnetic moment.
XMDP XHTML Meta Data Profiles (XMDP) is a format for defining metadata formats through XHTML while enabling people to see it visually in a web browser. Applications that use XMDP include XFN, hCard, or any schema or microformat that displays its definition through XHTML.
XMDR The Extended Metadata Registry (XMDR) is a project proposing and testing a set of extensions to the ISO/IEC 11179 metadata registry specifications that deal with the development of improved standards and technology for storing and retrieving the semantics of data elements, terminologies, and concept structures in metadata registries.
XMission XMission was the first independent Internet Service Provider (ISP) in Utah, United States, founded in late 1993 by Pete Ashdown. XMission has had a loyal base of users over the years, including a large portion of those involved in Utah's computer and Internet industry, even if they work for a competing company.
XML appliance An XML appliance is a separate computer system with deliberately narrow functionality that exchanges XML messages with other computer systems. XML appliances secure, accelerate and route XML so enterprises can cost-effectively realize its full potential for messaging and service-oriented architectures (SOAs).
XML Copy Editor XML Copy Editor is an XML editor with DTD/XML Schema/RELAX NG validation, XSLT, XPath, pretty-printing, syntax highlighting, folding, tag completion/locking, a spelling/style check and, on Windows, lossless import/export of Microsoft Word documents.
XML data binding XML data binding refers to the process of representing the information in an XML document as an object in computer memory. This allows applications to access the data in the XML from the object rather than using the DOM to retrieve the data from a direct representation of the XML itself.
XML Enabled Networking XML Enabled Networking provides an abstraction layer that exists alongside the traditional Internet Protocol (IP) network. This layer addresses the security, incompatibility and latency issues encumbering XML messages, web services and service oriented architectures (SOAs).
XML Events XML Events is a W3C specification for handling events occurring in an XML document. These events are typically caused by a user interacting with the document as a web page using a device such as a web browser on a PC, mobile phone or telephone.
XML firewall An XML firewall is a specialized firewall used to provide security for XML messaging such as Web services. XML firewalls are types of XML appliances that are separated from internal computer systems and frequently reside in an organization's DMZ.
XML Information Set XML Information Set (Infoset) is a W3C specification describing an abstract data model of an XML document in terms of a set of information items. The definitions in the XML Information Set specification are meant to be used in other specifications that need to refer to the information in a well-formed XML document.
XML Management System XML management system (shortened as XMLMS) is a system that allows queries and manipulation of XML data (similar to RDBMS querying and manipulating generic data). Current XMLMS can be divided into two categories: XML-Enabled databases and Native XML databases.
XML Metadata Interchange The XML Metadata Interchange (XMI) is an OMG standard for exchanging metadata information via Extensible Markup Language (XML). It can be used for any metadata whose metamodel can be expressed in Meta-Object Facility (MOF).
XML Paper Specification The XML Paper Specification (XPS), formerly codenamed "Metro", is a document storage and viewing specification developed by Microsoft. The specification itself describes the formats and rules for distributing, archiving, rendering, and processing XPS documents.
XML Professional Publisher (XPP) XML Professional Publisher (XPP) is a standards-based, high performance, content formatting and publishing application for the automatic composition, transformation, and rendering of XML content into high-quality output in PostScript and PDF format. XPP can also format other fielded data, such as database feeds, SGML, HTML, and other ASCII text to high-quality pages.
XML schema An XML schema is a description of a type of XML document, typically expressed in terms of constraints on the structure and content of documents of that type, above and beyond the basic syntax constraints imposed by XML itself. An XML schema provides a view of the document type at a relatively high level of abstraction.
XML Script XML Script are two unrelated XML technologies. The former (XML Script) is an XML transformation language, while the later (XML-Script) is a Microsoft technology preview for scripting web browsers - think of it as an XML version of ECMA JavaScript.
XML Schema Language Comparison An XML schema is a description of a type of XML document, typically expressed in terms of constraints on the structure and content of documents of that type, above and beyond the basic syntax constraints imposed by XML itself. There are several different languages available for specifying an XML schema.
XML Signature XML Signature (also called "XMLDsig") is a W3C recommendation that defines an XML syntax for digital signatures. Functionally, it has much in common with PKCS#7 but is more extensible and geared towards signing XML documents.
XML tree XML documents have a hierachial structure and can conceptually be interpreted as a tree structure, called an XML tree. This tree structure can not be divided into just root, nodes and leaves as normal tree structures.
XML User Interface The XML User Interface (XUI) is a Java and XML framework for building rich client, desktop and mobile applications. The framework can save much of the code typically needed to build an application with consequent savings in development time, maintenance costs and hence results in greater stability.
XML Validation The XML Validation (eXtensible Markup Language) let check a document in XML language if it is well formed and it is adjusted to a defined structure. A well formed document follows the basic rules of XML established for the design of documents.
XML-RPC XML-RPC is a remote procedure call protocol which uses XML to encode its calls and HTTP as a transport mechanism. It is a very simple protocol, defining only a handful of data types and commands, and the entire description can be printed on two pages of paper.
XMLHttpRequest XMLHttpRequest (XHR) is an API that can be used by JavaScript, JScript, VBScript and other web browser scripting languages to transfer and manipulate XML data to and from a web server using HTTP, establishing an independent connection channel between a web page's Client-Side and Server-Side.
XMLTerm XMLTerm is both a command line "terminal", like an Xterm, and also a web page, like the one displayed by your browser. XMLterm adds powerful hypertext and graphical capabilities to the Xterm-like terminal interface through its use of the extensible markup language (XML), which is a generic specification for markup languages like HTML.
XMLTV XMLTV is a set of computer programs to process television program listings, for convenient management of TV viewing (typically up to 14 days worth of indexed and searchable data with each download); it stores listings in XML format. There are backends to download listings for several countries, as well as filter programs and Perl libraries to process listings.
XMLVend XMLVend is an attempt to create an interoperable standard for the sales of electricity between vendors and clients. It is an application of Web Services to facilitate trade between various different types of devices.
Xnergy Xnergy is a construction firm based in Carlsbad, CA. Founded in 2001 by Jeff Gosselin, Jason Davis and Joey Patalano, by 2004 Xnergy had become the 39th largest private employer, the 50th highest revenue generator and the 7th fastest growing privately-held company in San Diego County.
XnView XnView is a multi-platform software used for viewing, converting and manipulating graphic files. It supports more than 400 image file formats, is free of charge for private usage, easy to use and requires no installation (portable software).
XNUMBERS XNUMBERS (site) is a multi-precision floating point computing and numerical methods library for Microsoft Excel. Xnumbers is an open source Excel addin (xla) that performs multi-precision floating point arithmetic from 15 up to 200 significant digits.
Xoanon Publishing Xoanon Publishing was founded in 1992 to serve as the sole publisher of the Cultus Sabbati, a closed circle of British and American traditional cunning-craft initiates. Xoanon specialises in limited fine editions and operates a private subscription policy for the sale of its works.
Xochiquetzal In Aztec mythology, Xochiquetzal ("flower feather") was a goddess of flowers, fertility, games, dancing and agriculture, as well as craftsmen, prostitutes and pregnant women. She was originally a moon and love goddess.
Xochtil Ugarte Xóchtil Ugarte is a Latin American voice actress. She is best known as the Spanish voice of Misty in Pokémon, Vanessa Leeds in a later dub of Robotech: The Macross Saga, Dana Sterling in a later dub of Robotech Masters, Aelita in the Latin American dub of Code Lyoko and Eris in a later dub of The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy.
Xolilizwe Mzikayise Sigcawu Xolilizwe Mzikayise Sigcawu (26 June 1926 - 31 December 2005 was the 11th paramount chief of the Gcaleka sub-group of the Xhosa nation from 10 April 1965 to 31 December 2005. Xolilizwe was an active member of the House of Traditional Leaders.
Xorichti Xorychti, Xorichti or Xorihti, older forms Xorychtion and Xorihtion (Greek, Modern: ΞοĎύχτι, Katharevousa: -on), is a village that is part of the municipality of Mouresi, it is located about 4 km south of Tsagkarada. It is in the eastern part of Magnesia in the prefecture of the same name in Greece.
Xorkaelians In the fictional Star Fleet Universe as represented in the range of games from Amarillo Design Bureau Inc. as well as the first two Star Fleet Command games (and the Orion Pirates stand-alone addon for Starfleet Command II) from Taldren, the Xorkaelian Empire is a vast interstellar realm which rules a vast portion of the Milky Way Galaxy, on the far side of the galactic core from the United Federation of Planets.
Xosé Quiroga Suárez Xosé Quiroga Suárez was the first president of the Spanish autonomous community of Galicia after reaching its statute of Autonomous Community in 1981. He served previously as president of the pre-autonomic community.
Xosroviduxt Xosroviduxt (Armenian: ŐŐ¸Ő˝Ö€Ő¸ŐľŐ«Ő¤Ő¸Ö‚ŐŐ©), sometimes called Khosrovidukht, was an Armenian composer and poet. Almost nothing is known about her, not even her date of birth - some sources record her as being active in the 4th century, while others place her in the 8th century.
XO sauce XO sauce (Chinese: XO 醬, Simplified Chinese: XO 酱) is a spicy seafood sauce, which was developed in Hong Kong Cantonese cuisine in the 1980s. The sauce is made of roughly chopped dried seafoods, such as scallop, dried fish and shrimp that has been cooked with chilli, onion, garlic and oil.
XO Wave XO Wave is a commercial digital audio editor for Mac OS X and Linux. XO Wave is designed primarily for CD Mastering (technically known as Premastering in the CD manufacturing process); audio for video work; multitrack recording, editing and mixing; and other music production tasks.
XOF 962 XOF 962 is the callsign of a weatheradio broadcast station owned and operated by Environment Canada in Cooking Lake, Alberta, Canada, transmitting continuous weather information in English and French on the frequency of 162.475 MHz.
XOR (computer game) XOR is a computer puzzle game created by Astral Software and published by Logotron in 1987 for a range of platforms including the Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, and ZX Spectrum. It has since been remade for platforms including Windows, Apple Macintosh, RISC OS and Game Boy Advance.
XOR gate The XOR gate is a digital logic gate that implements exclusive disjunction - it behaves according to the truth table to the right. A HIGH output (1) results if one, and only one, of the inputs to the gate is HIGH (1).
XOR linked list XOR linked lists are a curious use of the bitwise exclusive disjunction (XOR) operation, here denoted by ⊕, to decrease storage requirements for doubly-linked lists. An ordinary doubly-linked list stores addresses of the previous and next list items in each list node, requiring two address fields:
XORP XORP, or Extensible Open Router Platform, is an open source routing software suite, aimed at being both stable and fully featured enough for production use and also extensible to support networking research. The project was founded by Mark Handley in 2000, with first production release in July 2004.
XOSL XOSL stands for eXtended Operating System Loader and is a bootloader. It provides a graphical user interface which allows you to easily setup and boot your computer into 1 of up to 24 various operating systems.
XOXO XOXO (Extensible Open XHTML Outlines) is an XML format for outlines built from XHTML modularization. Developed by several authors as an attempt to reuse XHTML building blocks instead of inventing unnecessary new XML elements/attributes, XOXO is both based on existing behavior of publishing outlines, lists, and blogrolls on the Web, and as a general outline format for 1:1 processing of fundamental programming language datastructures.
Xpax Xpax is Celcom's brand of prepaid mobile services currently operating on both 2G and 3G network (for both 019/013 prefixes). Xpax subscribers are allowed to be in either one of two package; Mid or Lite Plan, where the rates for voice/video calls and text messaging differs.
Xpedior Xpedior was a dot-com company that was created in the late 1990's as a spin-off of a half-dozen regional eBusiness consulting firms. It competed with the likes of Scient, Viant, Proxicom, Razorfish, Cambridge Technology Partners and March First.
Xpeeps xPeeps is a social networking website, similar to MySpace, but focusing on the adult entertainment industry. It officially launched on the week of January 7th, 2007, after a beta version launched eight months prior (early May 2006).
Xpert Eleven Xpert Eleven is an online Football/soccer management game which is free to use, however if a manager wants more features they can purchase VIP. The game's main focus is on management, so processes like contracts, gate fees are handled by the club and not the user.
Xplanet Xplanet is a renderer for planetary and solar system images, capable of producing various types of graphics depicting the solar system. It is normally used to create computer wallpapers, which may be updated with the latest cloud maps or the regions of Earth which are in sunlight.
Xploder Xploder is a brand of cheat and multimedia devices for games consoles, similar to Action Replay. Xploder products have been released for PS2, PSone, PSP, Xbox, GameCube, N64, Game Boy, Game Boy Advance, PC and others.
Xploding Plastix Xploding Plastix is a Norwegian two-man band playing Electrofunk/Big beat music with elements of jazz. Their song, "Treat Me Mean, I need the Reputation" became an instant classic when it was released as a 7" on Beatservice Records in 2000.
Xplore G18 At some time prior to the 2004 PalmSource Developers Conference, GSPDA shed the code name "Zircon" for its upcoming smartphone in favor of the new official name "Xplore G18". At the Conference, a GSPDA representative (as cited in the PC World article listed in the "References" section) stated that the G18 is already available to the public in Hong Kong, and that it would be made available in the United States later in 2004.
Xplorer * The Xplorer plugs into the PlayStation's parallel port on the back of the console (newer PlayStation models don't have this port) and comes with thousands of cheats already programmed into it. The Xplorer handles all of the cheats designed for other cheat cartridges, which means that there are hundreds of websites out there with usable cheats.
Xplorer² xplorer² is a dual-pane file and information manager for all 32-bit and 64-bit Windows operating systems. It offers the advanced functionality of Orthodox File Managers through an interface similar to the familiar Windows Explorer.
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