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Atom
Atom is a format for offering news and other periodic content on the Internet. It builds on the foundation that RSS established. See http://www.atomenabled.org/ for more information.
OPML
Outline Processor Markup Language. This type of file is commonly used to share news feed subscriptions. See http://www.opml.org/ for more information.
RSS
Really Simple Syndication or RDF Site Summary.

"RSS is a format for syndicating news and the content of news-like sites, including major news sites like Wired, news-oriented community sites like Slashdot, and personal weblogs." - Mark Pilgrim

See http://www.xml.com/pub/a/2002/12/18/dive-into-xml.html for more information.

URL
Uniform Resource Locator. URLs specify the location of a document on the Internet. You are likely familiar with seeing URLs when browsing the Web. A URL looks like http://www.jyte.com/. URLs for news feeds often end in .rss, .rdf, .atom, or .xml. See http://www.w3.org/Addressing/#background for more information.