XPS
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XPS may refer to:
- X-ray photoelectron spectroscopyX-ray photoelectron spectroscopyX-ray photoelectron spectroscopy is a quantitative spectroscopic technique that measures the elemental composition, empirical formula, chemical state and electronic state of the elements that exist within a material...
XPS, also known as ESCA - ExopolysaccharideExopolysaccharideExopolysaccharides are high-molecular-weight polymers that are composed of sugar residues and are secreted by a microorganism into the surrounding environment. Microorganisms synthesize a wide spectrum of multifunctional polysaccharides including intracellular polysaccharides, structural...
, or extracellular polymeric substanceExtracellular polymeric substanceExtracellular polymeric substances, also known as exopolysaccharide, or EPS, are high-molecular weight compounds secreted by microorganisms into their environment. These are mostly composed of polysaccharides and can either remain attached to the cell's outer surface, or be secreted into its growth...
, a sliming substance secreted by bacteria and responsible for cells adhesion onto surfaces and in biofilmBiofilmA biofilm is an aggregate of microorganisms in which cells adhere to each other on a surface. These adherent cells are frequently embedded within a self-produced matrix of extracellular polymeric substance...
s - Open XML Paper Specification (XPS or OpenXPS), an open royalty-free fixed-layout document format developed by Microsoft
- The Dell XPS desktop and notebook lines
- Extruded polystyrene
- Hybrid Positioning SystemHybrid positioning systemHybrid positioning systems are systems for finding the location of a mobile device using several different positioning technologies. Usually GPS is one major component of such systems, combined with cell tower signals, wireless internet signals, Bluetooth sensors or other local Positioning...
- Xilinx Platform Studio, part of the Embedded Development Kit for XilinxXilinxXilinx, Inc. is a supplier of programmable logic devices. It is known for inventing the field programmable gate array and as the first semiconductor company with a fabless manufacturing model....
FPGAs containing embedded processor blocks.