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.

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Meanings

nounXML bomb (plural XML bombs)

plural XML bombs

  1. computer securityA malicious XML file designed to consume a lot of memory as a result of the expansion of entities within the markup during parsing.
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APA

XML bomb. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/XML%20bomb

MLA

“XML bomb.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/XML%20bomb. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “XML bomb,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/XML%20bomb.

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