Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:website
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| gptkbp:accessibleBy |
gptkb:XMLHttpRequest
document object importScripts() navigator object parent object setInterval setTimeout window object DOM directly location object |
| gptkbp:API |
gptkb:ServiceWorker_API
gptkb:SharedWorker_API Worker API |
| gptkbp:category |
Client-side scripting
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| gptkbp:compatibleWith |
gptkb:Internet_Explorer_9_and_below
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| gptkbp:definedIn |
gptkb:W3C
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| gptkbp:documentation |
https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/workers.html
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Web_Workers_API |
| gptkbp:enables |
Parallel execution of scripts
|
| gptkbp:example |
new Worker('worker.js')
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| gptkbp:features |
gptkb:Same-origin_policy
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
HTML web workers
|
| gptkbp:improves |
Web application performance
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| gptkbp:introducedIn |
2009
|
| gptkbp:lifeCycle |
Created by main thread
Terminated by main thread |
| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:HTML5_specification
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| gptkbp:prevention |
Blocking the main UI thread
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| gptkbp:purpose |
Run JavaScript in background threads
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| gptkbp:standardizedBy |
gptkb:WHATWG
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| gptkbp:supportedBy |
gptkb:Google_Chrome
gptkb:Mozilla_Firefox gptkb:opera gptkb:Microsoft_Edge gptkb:Safari |
| gptkbp:type |
Dedicated worker
Service worker Shared worker |
| gptkbp:usedFor |
Data processing
Heavy computations Background synchronization Image manipulation Offline caching (Service workers) Push notifications (Service workers) Web application responsiveness |
| gptkbp:uses |
postMessage() for communication
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:standard
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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