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The Indexed Database API (commonly referred to as IndexedDB) is a JavaScript application programming interface (API) provided by web browsers for managing a NoSQL database of objects. It is a standard maintained by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). [1] As an alternative to the Web storage standard
Web storage, formerly known as DOM storage (Document Object Model storage), is a standard JavaScript API provided by web browsers. It enables websites to store persistent data on users' devices similar to cookies , but with much larger capacity [ 1 ] and no information sent in HTTP headers . [ 2 ]
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Web SQL Database is a deprecated web browser API specification for storing data in databases that can be queried using SQL variant. [1] [2] The technology was only ever implemented in Blink-based browsers like Google Chrome and the new Microsoft Edge, and WebKit-based browsers like Safari.
A web worker, as defined by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) and the Web Hypertext Application Technology Working Group (WHATWG), is a JavaScript script executed from an HTML page that runs in the background, independently of scripts that may also have been executed from the same HTML page. [1]
A browser extension is a software module for customizing a web browser. Browsers typically allow users to install a variety of extensions, including user interface modifications, cookie management, ad blocking, and the custom scripting and styling of web pages.
WebAssembly was first announced in 2015, [17] and the first demonstration was executing Unity's Angry Bots in Firefox, [18] Google Chrome, [19] and Microsoft Edge [Legacy]. [20] The precursor technologies were asm.js from Mozilla and Google Native Client, [21] [22] and the initial implementation was based on the feature set of asm.js. [23] [note 1]
WebKit is used to render HTML and run JavaScript in the Adobe Integrated Runtime application platform. In Adobe Creative Suite CS5, WebKit is used to render some parts of the user interface. As of the first half of 2010, an analyst estimated the cumulative number of mobile handsets shipped with a WebKit-based browser at 350 million. [ 56 ]