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SSE

SSE

8.1
A way for a website to send live one-way updates to a browser
  • noun
  • Texting
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Examples

  • How long do you need for SSE?

    Zero Dark Thirty (2012)

  • Prep for SSE right now.

    Zero Dark Thirty (2012)

  • And we also tried to use SSE, but as soon as we are from the news about the AMD machine, we got rid of that.

  • We can't let your hardware that doesn't support SSE try to execute an SSE instruction.

  • For instance, you could attempt to invoke an SSE instruction on a cast char* pointer.

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  • Using SSE, we received real-time updates from the server without needing to refresh the page.

  • The developers implemented SSE to push notifications automatically to the user's browser.

  • With SSE, the application can display live data instantly, enhancing the user experience.

Surface Forms

SSE singular
SSEs plural

Etymology

SSE stands for Server-Sent Events, and the name tells you its job: the server 'sends' 'events', meaning automatic updates, to a web page in one direction. So SSE is an easy way for a site to push live updates from the server to the user.