What is "xerces"

In computing, Xerces is Apache's collection of software libraries for parsing, validating, serializing and manipulating XML. The library implements a number of standard APIs for XML parsing, including DOM, SAX and SAX2. The implementation is available in the Java, C++ and Perl programming languages.

The name "Xerces" is believed to commemorate the extinct Xerces Blue butterfly (Glaucopsyche xerces).

Xerces can refer to

• Xerces, a family of software packages for parsing and manipulating XML.
• Xerces Blue, an extinct butterfly.
• The Xerces Society, an environmental organization that focuses on invertebrates.
• Xerces, a song by the Deftones.
• Xerces was the (original) French spelling of: Xerxes the Great.