RSS (
Rich Site Summary; originally
RDF Site Summary; often called
Really Simple Syndication) is a type of
web feed which allows users to access updates to
online content in a standardized, computer-readable format. These feeds can, for example, allow a user to keep track of many different websites in a single
news aggregator. The news aggregator will automatically check the RSS feed for new content, allowing the content to be automatically passed from website to website or from website to user. This passing of content is called
web syndication. Websites usually use RSS feeds to publish frequently updated information, such as
blog entries, news headlines, audio, video. An RSS document (called "feed", "web feed", or "channel") includes full or summarized text, and
metadata, like publishing date and author's name.