From 09178b31961cdb785f45578a51f0c354ae9d01ee Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: wbamberg Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2023 14:28:17 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] Update files/en-us/glossary/ajax/index.md Co-authored-by: Hamish Willee --- files/en-us/glossary/ajax/index.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/files/en-us/glossary/ajax/index.md b/files/en-us/glossary/ajax/index.md index 95f926d194d2838..aada32da4a056f9 100644 --- a/files/en-us/glossary/ajax/index.md +++ b/files/en-us/glossary/ajax/index.md @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ page-type: glossary-definition {{GlossarySidebar}} -**Ajax** is a web development practice in which a web app fetches content from the server by making asynchronous HTTP requests, and uses the new content to update the relevant parts of the page without requiring a full page load. This can make the page more responsive, because only the parts that need to be updated are requested. +Asynchronous JavaScript and XML (**Ajax**, or **AJAX**) is a web development practice in which a web app fetches content from the server by making asynchronous HTTP requests, and uses the new content to update the relevant parts of the page without requiring a full page load. This can make the page more responsive, because only the parts that need to be updated are requested. Ajax can be used to create {{Glossary("SPA", "single-page apps")}}, in which the entire web app consists of a single document, which uses Ajax to update its content as needed.