RSS (most commonly expanded as "Really Simple Syndication") is a family of web feed formats used to publish frequently updated works—such as blog entries or
news headlines in a standardized format. An RSS document (which is called a "feed") includes full or summarized text, plus metadata such as publishing
dates and authorship. Web feeds benefit readers who want to subscribe to timely updates from favored websites or to aggregate feeds from many sites into
one place. RSS feeds can be read using software called an "RSS reader", "feed reader", or "aggregator", which can be web-based, desktop-based, or mobile-device-based.
A standardized file format allows the information to be published once and viewed by many different programs. The user subscribes to a feed by
clicking an RSS icon in a web browser that initiates the subscription process. The RSS reader checks the user's subscribed feeds regularly for new work,
downloads any updates that it finds, and provides a user interface to monitor and read the feeds.
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