Wikipedia: Really Simple Syndication

Really Simple Syndication
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RSS stands for any of the following.

Really Simple Syndication
RDF (Resource Description Framework) Site Summary
Rich Site Summary

Whatever the name, RSS is a web syndication protocol used primarily by news websites and weblogs. There are two versions: 0.9x and 2.x, the latter represents an attempt to stabilize the standard. RSS allows a web developer to publish their website in a format that a computer program can easily understand and digest. This allows users to easily repackage the content on their own websites or blogs, or privately on their own computers.

RSS simply repackages a website as a list of data items, such as the date of a post, a description of the post and a link to it. A program known as an RSS aggregator or feed reader (such as FeedDemon) can then check RSS-enabled webpage for the user, and display any updated articles that it finds. This is more convenient than having the user repeatedly visit their favorite news websites, because it makes sure that the reader only sees material that they haven't seen before. Web-based RSS aggregators such as Bloglines or MobileRSS are also available, sparing the user the inconvenience of downloading an application to their computer. Such readers can make a user's feeds available on any computer with an Internet connection.

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