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What is AJAX?

Asynchronous JavaScript + XML. It's a whole new way of looking at the web where HTML page makes asynchronous calls to the server using JavaScript and loads the data in bits and pieces as needed. Ajax is not a new technology. It’s a new developing approach, based on the following existing technologies:

• XHTML and CSS for standard presentation,
• DOM (Document Object Model) for dynamic and interactive presentation,
• XML and XSLT for data exchange and manipulation, and
• XMLHttpRequest for asynchronous data retrieval

More articles on AJAX

• Ajax: A New Approach to Web Applications by Jesse James Garrett
• Ajax, Ajax Everywhere by Derek Powazek