AJAX

E19877

asynchronous communication method web development technique

AJAX is a web development technique that allows web pages to update content asynchronously by exchanging data with a server in the background without reloading the entire page.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
AJAX canonical	5
XMLHttpRequest	2
XMLHttpRequest API	2
Asynchronous JavaScript and XML	1
article "Ajax: A New Approach to Web Applications"	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T161263 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: AJAX
Context triple: [Web 2.0, enabledBy, AJAX]

A. JavaScript
JavaScript is a high-level, dynamic programming language primarily used to create interactive and dynamic content on web pages.
B. DOM
The Document Object Model (DOM) is a platform- and language-neutral interface that represents structured documents like HTML and XML as a tree of objects, enabling programs and scripts to dynamically access and update their content and structure.
C. HTTP
HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) is the foundational application-layer protocol used for transmitting web pages and other resources across the World Wide Web.
D. HTML5
HTML5 is the fifth major version of the HyperText Markup Language standard, introducing modern web features such as semantic elements, native audio and video, and enhanced APIs for building rich, interactive web applications.
E. XML
XML (Extensible Markup Language) is a flexible, text-based markup language designed for structuring, storing, and transporting data in a platform-independent way.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: AJAX
Target entity description: AJAX is a web development technique that allows web pages to update content asynchronously by exchanging data with a server in the background without reloading the entire page.

A. JavaScript
JavaScript is a high-level, dynamic programming language primarily used to create interactive and dynamic content on web pages.
B. DOM
The Document Object Model (DOM) is a platform- and language-neutral interface that represents structured documents like HTML and XML as a tree of objects, enabling programs and scripts to dynamically access and update their content and structure.
C. HTTP
HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) is the foundational application-layer protocol used for transmitting web pages and other resources across the World Wide Web.
D. HTML5
HTML5 is the fifth major version of the HyperText Markup Language standard, introducing modern web features such as semantic elements, native audio and video, and enhanced APIs for building rich, interactive web applications.
E. XML
XML (Extensible Markup Language) is a flexible, text-based markup language designed for structuring, storing, and transporting data in a platform-independent way.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	asynchronous communication method ⓘ web development technique ⓘ
advantage	improves perceived performance ⓘ reduces bandwidth usage by avoiding full page reloads ⓘ
basedOn	client–server model ⓘ
canUse	Fetch Standard ⓘ surface form: Fetch API
category	web programming ⓘ web technology ⓘ
commonIn	interactive web interfaces ⓘ single-page applications ⓘ
dataFormat	HTML fragments ⓘ JSON ⓘ XML ⓘ plain text ⓘ
describedIn	AJAX self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: article "Ajax: A New Approach to Web Applications"
enables	asynchronous data exchange with a server ⓘ background HTTP requests ⓘ dynamic web applications ⓘ improved user experience on web pages ⓘ partial page updates ⓘ updating web page content without full reload ⓘ
fullName	AJAX self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Asynchronous JavaScript and XML
goal	make web pages more responsive ⓘ reduce full page reloads ⓘ
introducedBy	Jesse James Garrett ⓘ
introducedIn	2005 ⓘ
limitation	can complicate browser history and bookmarking ⓘ depends on JavaScript being enabled ⓘ
operatesBetween	web browser and web server ⓘ
relatedTo	Fetch Standard ⓘ surface form: Fetch API Web 2.0 ⓘ AJAX self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: XMLHttpRequest API single-page application ⓘ
requires	JavaScript-enabled browser ⓘ
runsOn	web browser ⓘ
securityConcern	can be affected by cross-site scripting (XSS) ⓘ subject to same-origin policy ⓘ
supports	GET requests ⓘ POST requests ⓘ other HTTP methods ⓘ
typicallyUses	HTTP ⓘ RESTful APIs ⓘ XMLHttpRequest object in browsers ⓘ
uses	CSS ⓘ HTML ⓘ JSON ⓘ JavaScript ⓘ XML ⓘ AJAX self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: XMLHttpRequest

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Web 2.0 → enabledBy → AJAX ⓘ

AJAX → fullName → AJAX self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Asynchronous JavaScript and XML

AJAX → uses → AJAX self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: XMLHttpRequest

AJAX → describedIn → AJAX self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: article "Ajax: A New Approach to Web Applications"

AJAX → relatedTo → AJAX self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: XMLHttpRequest API

Presto → supports → AJAX ⓘ

Jesse James Garrett → coinedTerm → AJAX ⓘ

Web APIs → example → AJAX ⓘ

this entity surface form: XMLHttpRequest API

DHTML → relatedTo → AJAX ⓘ

CORS protocol → relatedTo → AJAX ⓘ