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XML bomb

XML bomb noun: a malicious XML file designed to consume a lot of memory as a result of the expansion of entities within the markup during parsing.

Noun

XML bomb (plural XML bombs)

  1. (computer security) A malicious XML file designed to consume a lot of memory as a result of the expansion of entities within the markup during parsing.

Forms of XML bomb

pluralXML bombs

Questions about XML bomb

What does XML bomb mean?
XML bomb means a malicious XML file designed to consume a lot of memory as a result of the expansion of entities within the markup during parsing.
What part of speech is XML bomb?
XML bomb is a noun.
What is the plural of XML bomb?
The plural of XML bomb is XML bombs.

Words near XML bomb in the dictionary

  1. xmit
  2. xmits
  3. xmitted
  4. xmitting
  5. XML
  6. XML bomb
  7. XML bombs
  8. XML Path Language
  9. XML tree
  10. XML trees
  11. XmlHTTP

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