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What does XA in "X/Open XA" stand for?

I know what does XA mean but I'm curious on what it stands for.

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  • Common abbreviation for 'eXtended Architecture'.

    In database terms, this was used to describe a specific architecture of distributed systems that supported 'confirmed distributed transactions' using mechanisms such as two phase commit. IIRC, first appeared shortly after the release of the SQL-86 spec, but before SQL-89 (and therefore before SQL-92).

    See http://www.orafaq.com/usenet/comp.databases.oracle.misc/2004/04/23/0521.htm