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I've been asked several times what XA stands for, but I'm stumped. XA is a standard API for distributed transactions created by X/Open, which is now known as the Open Group.The best guess I've seen on the net is "X/Open API". I'm doubtful of that. X/Open had other APIs, so there is no reason for XA to be THE X/Open API. The XA specification is available online but it simply refers to XA as the name of the specification without explaining what, if anything, it stands for or how the name was derived.

The spec was created in the pre-HTTP era, and the fossil record is notably light. So, I'm stumped. If anyone reading this knows definitively what XA stands for, please send me a note and fill me in.