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autodiscovery Last modified: Friday, June 27, 2008
(1) Term used to describe a set of tools that collects data on a network and records any changes made to the network assets. This could be changes made to memory, software versions, storage, new or deleted files and so on. (2) In RSS terminology, autodiscovery is the process used by spiders to look for RSS content. When audodiscovery is enabled for your RSS feed, browsers and aggregators can then automatically detect the RSS feed, making it easier for users to subscribe to it.
RSS Good Practices: Use Descriptive Auto-Discovery Titles RSS auto-discovery links provide a simple way to let feed applications know when your site offers an RSS feed. SmallBusinessComputing.com Provides technology solutions for small business owners, hardware/software reviews, webmaster resources and news. Webopedia's Quick Reference Section Use this Webopedia reference section for information on common Internet and computer facts and occurrences.	Related Categories Network Management Web 2.0 Web Development Related Terms data Discovery Protocol network RSS RSS 2.0 software