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{{short description|Family of web feed formats}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2022}} {{About||the Indian organisation|Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh|other uses|}} <!-- the majority of readers who click through to the dab page then proceed to follow the link to the Hindu organisation--> {{for|RSS feeds from Wikipedia|Wikipedia:Syndication|selfref=y}} {{pp-protect|small=yes}} {{Infobox file format | name = RSS | icon = [[File:Feed-icon.svg|128px|Feed [[Computer icon]].]] | logo = | screenshot = | caption = The [[feed icon]] used in several browsers | extension = <kbd>.rss, .xml</kbd> | mime = <code>application/rss+xml</code> (registration not finished)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://tools.ietf.org/id/draft-nottingham-rss-media-type-00 |title=The application/rss+xml Media Type |publisher=Network Working Group |date=May 22, 2006 |access-date=August 16, 2007 |archive-date=June 14, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220614140253/https://tools.ietf.org/id/draft-nottingham-rss-media-type-00.txt |url-status=live }}</ref> | _nomimecode = yes | type code = | uniform type = | owner = [[RSS Advisory Board]] | genre = [[Web syndication]] | released = RSS 0.90 (Netscape), {{Start date and age|1999|3|15}} | latest_release_version = RSS 2.0 (version 2.0.11) | latest_release_date = {{Start date and age|2009|3|30}} | container for = Updates of a website and its related metadata ([[web feed]]) | contained by = | extended from = [[XML]] | extended to = | standards = | open = Yes | url = {{URL|rssboard.org/rss-specification}} }} '''RSS''' ('''[[Resource Description Framework|RDF]] Site Summary''' or '''Really Simple Syndication''')<ref name="Powers 2003"/> is a [[web feed]]<ref name="Libby, Dan-1999"/> that allows users and applications to access updates to websites in a [[standardized]], computer-readable format. Subscribing to RSS feeds can allow a user to keep track of many different websites in a single [[news aggregator]], which constantly monitors sites for new content, removing the need for the user to manually check them. News aggregators (or "RSS readers") can be built into a [[web application|browser]], installed on a [[application software|desktop computer]], or installed on a [[Mobile app|mobile device]].<ref name="www.britannica.com-2024">{{Cite web |date=2024-09-25 |title=RSS {{!}} Definition, Meaning, & Facts {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/technology/RSS |access-date=2024-10-10 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}</ref> Websites usually use RSS feeds to publish frequently updated information, such as [[blog]] entries, news headlines, episodes of audio and video series, or for distributing [[podcast]]s. An RSS document (called "feed", "web feed",<ref name="Web feeds | RSS | The Guardian | guardian">"Web feeds | RSS | The Guardian | guardian.co.uk", ''The Guardian'', London, 2008, webpage: [https://www.theguardian.com/help/feeds GuardianUK-webfeeds]. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171215111443/https://www.theguardian.com/help/feeds |date=December 15, 2017 }}.</ref> or "channel") includes full or summarized text, and [[metadata]], like publishing date and author's name. RSS formats are specified using a generic [[XML]] file.<ref name="www.britannica.com-2024" /> Although RSS formats have evolved from as early as March 1999,<ref name="Netscape Communications"/> it was between 2005 and 2006 when RSS gained widespread use, and the ("[[File:Feed-icon.svg|16px]]") icon was decided upon by several major web browsers.<ref name="Microsoft RSS Blog-2005">{{cite web |url=http://blogs.msdn.com/rssteam/archive/2005/12/14/503778.aspx |title=Icons: It's still orange |publisher=Microsoft RSS Blog |date=December 14, 2005 |accessdate=November 9, 2008 |archive-date=December 16, 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051216113745/http://blogs.msdn.com/rssteam/archive/2005/12/14/503778.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> RSS feed data is presented to users using software called a news aggregator and the passing of content is called [[web syndication]]. Users subscribe to feeds either by entering a feed's [[URI]] into the reader or by clicking on the browser's [[feed icon]]. The RSS reader checks the user's feeds regularly for new information and can automatically download it, if that function is enabled.<!-- Keep this intro simple, don't overload with extra information. -->
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