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title: "What is a .xap file?"  
description: "What is a .xap file?"  
author: "John Smith"  
published: 2011-05-13  
updated: 2020-09-21  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/interview/902/what-is-a-xap-file  
category: "silverlight"  
tags: ["silverlight"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# What is a .xap file?

A .xap file is a Silverlight-based application package (.xap) that is generated when the Silverlight project is built.

## Answers

### Answer by John Smith

A .xap file is a Silverlight-based application package (.xap) that is generated when the Silverlight project is built.


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