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**XDR**, also known as _External Data Representation_, is used throughout the Stellar network and protocol. The ledger, transactions, results, history, and even the messages passed between computers running stellar-core are encoded using XDR.

XDR is specified in [RFC 4506](http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4506.html) and is similar to tools like Protocol Buffers or Thrift. XDR provides a few important features:
XDR is specified in [RFC 4506](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc4506.html) and is similar to tools like Protocol Buffers or Thrift. XDR provides a few important features:

- It is very compact, so it can be transmitted quickly and stored with minimal disk space.
- Data encoded in XDR is reliably and predictably stored. Fields are always in the same order, which makes cryptographically signing and verifying XDR messages simple.
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