I have a rather large collection of XML files (well into six figures) that I need to find specific bits of information from. The data I need from each of them can probably be expressed by an XPath ...

An XML database. XML data is typically stored in a hierarchical layout along with a definition of its structure (see XML schema). See XML. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. All other ...

Dare you question that we're heading for an XML world? For conclusive evidence, look no further than the staid, slow-moving world of relational database management, which is embracing XML as its own.