Really Simple Syndication (RSS) is an XML-based format for news distribution that includes headlines, summaries and links back to a publisher website for the full article. You load RSS news feeds into a reader or visit them on a personalized web page. RSS keeps you up-to-the-moment on your favorite news sources, providing an indicator when news breaks. You may use any of the popular RSS readers to organize your own feeds, including feeds from USA Eyes.org. Learn more about Lasik RSS-XML Newsfeed
Previously "Remote Site Syndication" (now obsolete). Based on XML, Really Simple Syndication is a format for allowing content from one online resource to be reproduced (syndicated) by other websites or systems.
Is a means of distributing dynamic and frequently changing content. It is in XML format and distributed among the subscribers through their RSS aggregators.
A method of summarising a web sites content and making those summaries available for other sites to display.
An XML-based system for aggregating and rapidly scanning information from blogs, news and current-event Web sites, and other Web sites that update content frequently.
A web-based document format that summarises news articles, providing a method of accessing news that is convenient and quick. An RSS aggregator (or news aggregator) is a form of client software that collects and displays these summaries from multiple sources (hence, it aggregates news) that the user selects.
A means of disseminating the content of your website to third parties via a 'feed'. An RSS file is in XML format and is machine-readable. Read more Synonyms: Rich site summary Back
A technology that searches several sites the user subscribes to to update the user on changes to the sites.
"RSS is a family of web feed formats, specified in XML and used for Web syndication. RSS is used by (among other things) news websites, weblogs and podcasting. The abbreviation is variously used to refer to the following standards: Rich Site Summary (RSS 0.91) RDF Site Summary (RSS 0.9 and 1.0) Really Simple Syndication (RSS 2.0) Web feeds provide web content or summaries of web content together with links to the full versions of the content, and other metadata. RSS in particular, delivers this information as an XML file called an RSS feed, webfeed, RSS stream, or RSS channel. In addition to facilitating syndication, web feeds allow a website's frequent readers to track updates on the site using an aggregator.‿ (From wikipedia.) Glossary