Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

xss

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.03 in modern English

Syllables: xss
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

2

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Abbreviation of cross-site scripting.

Uncountable

Etymology

The X denotes cross. CSS was avoided because of the potential for confusion with the existing Web technology named cascading style sheets.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does xss mean?: Abbreviation of cross-site scripting.
Where does xss come from?: The X denotes cross. CSS was avoided because of the potential for confusion with the existing Web technology named cascading style sheets.

How to pronounce xss

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