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Ajax

Ajax

1 7.2
A way for web pages to load new data without reloading
  • noun
  • /ˈeɪdʒæks/
  • Specialized
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  • Many modern web applications depend on Ajax to enhance user experience by allowing interactive features.

Examples

  • With Ajax, the website can retrieve data from the server and display it seamlessly.

  • The developer used Ajax to update the user interface without reloading the entire page.

  • I can start showing some Ajax stuff by default if no one has another request.

  • So this Ajax function is what's actually going to make this HTTP request.

How Dynamic

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  • Specialized
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Ajax
  • Specialized
1 7.2
statics
  • Jargon
5.7

Surface Forms

Ajax singular
Ajaxes plural

Morphology

Ajax = A + J + A + X

The term is an acronym (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML); its component letters are not productive English morphemes, so learners cannot derive the meaning from the parts.

Etymology

Ajax was named from the phrase Asynchronous JavaScript and XML, a way for web pages to get data 'without reloading' the whole page, so the word now means updating parts of a site quickly using JavaScript.