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FAQ Topic - What is the Document Object Model (DOM)?
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TheDocument Object Model(DOM) is a interface-based model for `Document`objects. The DOM allows scripts to dynamically access and update a
document's content, style, and event handlers.

The DOM is _not_part of the ECMAScript programming language.

Official DOM standards are defined by the World Wide Web Consortium.
Scriptable browsers also haveproprietaryDOM features (MSDN [ref 1], MDC [ref 2]),
such as `document.writeln()`.

Also see the section on DOM and Forms [ref 3].

c.l.js DOM Resources [ref 4]
W3C DOM FAQ [ref 5]
W3C DOM [ref 6]
MDC: What is the DOM? [ref 7]

References:
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[1] http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms533050(VS.85).aspx
[2] https://developer.mozilla.org/en/DOM_Client_Object_Cross-Reference
[3] http://jibbering.com/faq/#domRef
[4] http://jibbering.com/faq/#onlineResources
[5] http://www.w3.org/DOM/faq.html
[6] http://www.w3.org/DOM/
[7] https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Gecko_DOM_Reference/Introduction#What_is_the_DOM.3F


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

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From: Ry Nohryb on
On Jul 18, 1:00 am, "FAQ server" <javascr...(a)dotinternet.be> wrote:
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> FAQ Topic - What is the Document Object Model (DOM)?
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> TheDocument Object Model(DOM) is a interface-based model for `Document`objects. The DOM allows scripts to dynamically access and update a
> document's content, style, and event handlers.
>
> The DOM is _not_part of the ECMAScript programming language.

Are the timers, and/or objects such as navigator, location, window,
etc, usually considered a part of the DOM too ?
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Jorge.