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quirks mode

quirks mode noun: a technique used by some web browsers to maintain backward compatibility with older web pages that do not comply with modern standards. When such a page is detected, it is rendered in the older, non-standard way.

Noun

quirks mode (uncountable)

  1. (Internet, dated) A technique used by some web browsers to maintain backward compatibility with older web pages that do not comply with modern standards. When such a page is detected, it is rendered in the older, non-standard way.

Questions about quirks mode

What does quirks mode mean?
Quirks mode means a technique used by some web browsers to maintain backward compatibility with older web pages that do not comply with modern standards. When such a page is detected, it is rendered in the older, non-standard way.
What part of speech is quirks mode?
Quirks mode is a noun.

Words near quirks mode in the dictionary

  1. quirkish
  2. quirkle
  3. quirkles
  4. quirkless
  5. quirks
  6. quirks mode
  7. quirks of fate
  8. quirksome
  9. quirky
  10. quirky subject
  11. quirky subjects

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