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 RSS

Short for RDF Site Summary or Rich Site Summary, an XML format for syndicating Web content. A Web site that wants to allow other sites to publish some of its content creates an RSS document and registers the document with an RSS publisher. A user that can read RSS-distributed content can use the content on a different site. Syndicated content includes such data as news feeds, events listings, news stories, headlines, project updates, excerpts from discussion forums or even corporate information.  [From Webopedia.com]

 Open Source

(dictionary.com) A method and philosophy for software
licensing and distribution designed to encourage use and
improvement of software written by volunteers by ensuring that
anyone can copy the source code and modify it freely.
The term "open source" is now more widely used than the
earlier term "free software" (promoted by the Free Software
Foundation) but has broadly the same meaning - free of
distribution restrictions, not necessarily free of charge.

 Computer Virus

A computer program that inserts itself into computer systems, usually to the detriment of the operation of the computer. Computer viruses can be spread via e-mail, file sharing, and other means. Windows users should always use a virus protection program.