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XMLHTTP (Extensible Markup Language Hypertext Transfer Protocol) is a set of APIs that can be used to transfer data to and from a webserver using HTTP. The biggest advantage of XMLHTTP is the possibility of dynamically updating a webpage without the need to submit a form or use Java or ActiveX.