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X/Open XA
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<p>For <a href="/facts/Transaction_processing/Q0WHeD9R">transaction processing</a> in <a href="/facts/Computing/Kghtm9fX">computing</a>, the X/Open XA <a href="/facts/Standardization/vS9AhNMS">standard</a> (short for "eXtended Architecture") is a specification released in 1991 by <a href="/facts/X%2fOpen/btwVKbX2">X/Open</a> (which later merged with <a href="/facts/The_Open_Group/uRoDdEae">The Open Group</a>) for <a href="/facts/Distributed_transaction_processing/CjCS2nhu">distributed transaction processing</a> (DTP). </p>