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FAQ Topic - What is Ajax?
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Ajax
is shorthand for Asynchronous JavaScript and XML. The technology is
based on the ` XMLHttpRequest ` Object. At its simplest,
it is the sending/retrieving of new data from the server without
changing or reloading the window location.

Mozilla Documentation:

http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/XMLHttpRequest

MSDN Documention:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms535874%28VS.85%29.aspx

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms759148%28VS.85%29.aspx

Ajax
Libraries and Tutorial Sites:

http://jibbering.com/2002/4/httprequest.html

http://www.ajaxtoolbox.com/


The complete comp.lang.javascript FAQ is at
http://jibbering.com/faq/

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