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progressive enhancement

progressive enhancement noun: a philosophy in which a website's functionality is enhanced by JavaScript, rather than wholly reliant on JavaScript.

Noun

progressive enhancement (uncountable)

  1. (web development) A philosophy in which a website's functionality is enhanced by JavaScript, rather than wholly reliant on JavaScript.
    • Over the past few years, progressive enhancement has been quietly adopted by some of the biggest and best sites on the web, precisely because it allows them to reach the widest possible audience.2010, Todd Parker, Scott Jehl, Maggie Costello Wachs, Patty Toland, Designing with Progressive Enhancement: Building the Web that Works for Everyone, Pearson Education, →ISBN

Questions about progressive enhancement

What does progressive enhancement mean?
Progressive enhancement means a philosophy in which a website's functionality is enhanced by JavaScript, rather than wholly reliant on JavaScript.
What part of speech is progressive enhancement?
Progressive enhancement is a noun.

Words near progressive enhancement in the dictionary

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