An Xbean is a software component
that takes XML as input, processes it in some fashion and then
passes XML on to the next Xbean.

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Xbeans are Java Beans. Java Bean
technology supports the packaging, reuse, connection and customization
of Java code. With the appropriate set of Xbeans and a Java Bean
design tool, it is possible to build useful distributed applications
with little or no programming!