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XXX

XXX is a three-letter abbreviation with multiple meanings, as described below:

• 30 (number), XXX in Roman numerals
• An identifier for pornography, especially X-rated (or "XXX") movies (.xxx was a proposed top-level domain for sexually explicit material)
• Symbol for toxic, especially in cartoons
• A reference to Amsterdam, after the three crosses on the city flag.
• The ISO 4217 currency code for "no currency"
• The standard Morse code prefix for urgent communications (compare to SOS)
• XXX (film), a 2002 action film starring Vin Diesel
• ArXiv.org e-print archive, formerly known as xxx.lanl.gov
• A symbol of the straight edge lifestyle, commonly seen in tattoos and often associated with hardcore punk music
• An abbreviation for "kiss kiss kiss", commonly used in SMS or text messaging as a farewell just before ending communication.
• XXX stout, a brand of stout beer from Mackeson's Brewery
• XXX (album), an album by the rock band ZZ Top (released in 1999)
• Used in comments in computer programming as a look here marker. To point out things to do, possible bugs, etc.
• A generic depiction of Moonshine or other alcoholic beverage

Triple X may refer to:

• Triple X syndrome, a chromosomal abnormality
• Triple X (professional wrestling), former wrestling stable that paricipated in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
• Hiwa Abdul Rahman Rashul a ghost prisoner that CIA director George Tenet asked Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld to hold "off the books" in the Abu Ghraib prison was code-named "triple-x" [1]
• The code name for Maj. Anya Amasova, a fictional Russian Soviet spy in the James Bond film, The Spy Who Loved Me

See also:

• X
• XX

Category: Ambiguous three-letter acronyms

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