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	;[[Map]]		;[[Map (computer science)\|Map]]
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	;[[Document Object Model]]		;[[Document Object Model]]
	:the hierarchy (tree) produced by the browser of all the elements of a webpage. By processing the DOM via "methods" (functions stored as object properties, that is, the actions that can be performed on objects), JavaScript can dynamically change the page's HTML.~~<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.w3schools.com/js/js_htmldom.asp\|title=JavaScript HTML DOM\|website=www.w3schools.com}}</ref>~~		:the hierarchy (tree) produced by the browser of all the elements of a webpage. By processing the DOM via "methods" (functions stored as object properties, that is, the actions that can be performed on objects), JavaScript can dynamically change the page's HTML.

	;[[Document Object Model\|DOM]]		;[[Document Object Model\|DOM]]
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	;[[JavaScript engine\|Engine]]  ([[List of ECMAScript engines\|list]])		;[[JavaScript engine\|Engine]]  ([[List of ECMAScript engines\|list]])
	:"JavaScript engine", a program or library which executes [[JavaScript]] code. A JavaScript engine may be a traditional [[interpreter (computing)\|interpreter]], or it may utilize [[just-in-time compilation]] to [[bytecode]] in some manner.<ref name="auto">{{cite web \|url=http://developer.telerik.com/featured/a-guide-to-javascript-engines-for-idiots/ \|title=A Guide to JavaScript Engines for Idiots \|last=Looper \|first=Jen \|publisher=[[Telerik]] Developer Network \|date=2015-09-21 \|accessdate=2016-03-17 }}</ref> A JavaScript engine is most commonly included in [[web browser]]s, but is also a key component of [[#JavaScript runtime environments\|JavaScript runtime environments]] and other software (such as database management systems).		:"JavaScript engine", a program or library which executes [[JavaScript]] code. A JavaScript engine may be a traditional [[interpreter (computing)\|interpreter]], or it may utilize [[just-in-time compilation]] to [[bytecode]] in some manner. A JavaScript engine is most commonly included in [[web browser]]s, but is also a key component of [[#JavaScript runtime environments\|JavaScript runtime environments]] and other software (such as database management systems).

	;[[Etymology of JavaScript]]		;[[Etymology of JavaScript]]
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	;[[JavaScript engine]]  ([[List of ECMAScript engines\|list]])		;[[JavaScript engine]]  ([[List of ECMAScript engines\|list]])
	:program or library which executes [[JavaScript]] code. A JavaScript engine may be a traditional [[interpreter (computing)\|interpreter]], or it may utilize [[just-in-time compilation]] to [[bytecode]] in some manner.~~<ref name="auto"/>~~ A JavaScript engine is most commonly included in [[web browser]]s, but is also a key component of [[#JavaScript runtime environments\|JavaScript runtime environments]] and other software (such as database management systems).		:program or library which executes [[JavaScript]] code. A JavaScript engine may be a traditional [[interpreter (computing)\|interpreter]], or it may utilize [[just-in-time compilation]] to [[bytecode]] in some manner. A JavaScript engine is most commonly included in [[web browser]]s, but is also a key component of [[#JavaScript runtime environments\|JavaScript runtime environments]] and other software (such as database management systems).

	** [[Comparison of layout engines (ECMAScript)\|Comparison of JavaScript engines]]		** [[Comparison of layout engines (ECMAScript)\|Comparison of JavaScript engines]]

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	== See also ==		== See also ==
	* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject JavaScript/Outline of JavaScript\|Outline of JavaScript]]
	* [[Index of JavaScript-related articles]]		* [[Index of JavaScript-related articles]]

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	;[[Loop (JavaScript)\|Loop]]
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	:;[[For loop (JavaScript)\|For loop]]
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	:;[[While loop (JavaScript)\|While loop]]
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	;[[HTML element]]		;[[HTML element]]
	:individual component of an HTML document or web page, once this has been parsed into the Document Object Model.		:individual component of an HTML document or web page, once this has been parsed into the Document Object Model.

	;[[HTML scripting]]
	:how locally executable scripts (such as those written in JavaScript) may be used in a web page.

	;[[HTML tag]]		;[[HTML tag]]

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	;[[JavaScript best practices\|Best practice]]
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	;[[Bookmarklet]]		;[[Bookmarklet]]
	:technique of saving JavaScript within a bookmark or hyperlink, so that it can be executed by clicking on it. In many cases, the link can be dragged and dropped to the browser toolbar for easier access.		:technique of saving JavaScript within a bookmark or hyperlink, so that it can be executed by clicking on it. In many cases, the link can be dragged and dropped to the browser toolbar for easier access.

	;[[Boolean ~~(JavaScript)~~\|Boolean]]		;[[Boolean data type\|Boolean]]
			:a data type with only two possible values, ''true'' or ''false'', which is used in conditional statements as a means to change [[control flow]].
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	;[[Boolean literal ~~(JavaScript)\|Boolean literal]]~~		:;Boolean literal
			::a boolean with a fixed value in source code.
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	;[[~~Boolean~~ ~~logical~~ ~~operator (JavaScript)~~\|Boolean logical operator]]		:;[[Logical connective#Computer science\|Boolean logical operator]]
			::a set of symbols used to compare two boolean values.
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	This is an alphabetized glossary of terms pertaining to the programming language [[JavaScript]], along with their meanings in the context of that language. JavaScript is the programming language of the Web. It is one of the 3 core web development technologies (the other two being [[HTML]] and [[CSS]]), and it is used on most web pages. Note that JavaScript is not related to Java; they are two distinctly different programming languages. Communication about JavaScript is highly [[jargon]]ized. The following entries should help in understanding reading material about JavaScript, and serve as search terms for exploring the subject further.		This is an alphabetized glossary of terms pertaining to the programming language [[JavaScript]], along with their meanings in the context of that language. JavaScript is the programming language of the [[World Wide Web\|Web]]. It is one of the 3 core [[web development]] technologies (the other two being [[HTML]] and [[CSS]]), and it is used on most web pages. Note that JavaScript is not related to Java; they are two distinctly different programming languages. Communication about JavaScript is highly [[jargon]]ized. The following entries should help in understanding reading material about JavaScript, and serve as search terms for exploring the subject further.

	{{compact ToC\|side=no\|top=no\|num=no\|seealso=yes\|refs=yes\|center=yes}}		{{compact ToC\|side=no\|top=no\|num=no\|seealso=yes\|refs=yes\|center=yes}}
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	;[[HTTP 404\|404]]		;[[HTTP 404\|404]]
	:same as HTTP 404		:same as ''HTTP 404''

	;[[HTTP 404\|~~4040~~ Not Found]]		;[[HTTP 404\|404 Not Found]]
	:same as HTTP 404		:same as ''HTTP 404''

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	;[[Abstraction (software engineering)\|Abstraction]]		;[[Abstraction (software engineering)\|Abstraction]]
			:a set of software programming techniques used to arrange the complexity of computer systems. It is also the process of removing specific details or attributes in a class or object to focus attention on more general details.
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	;[[Ajax (programming)\|Ajax]] "(asynchronous JavaScript and XML)"		;[[Ajax (programming)\|Ajax]] (asynchronous JavaScript and XML)
	:set of web development techniques using many web technologies on the client-side to create asynchronous Web applications. With Ajax, web applications can send data to and retrieve from a server asynchronously (in the background) without interfering with the display and behavior of the existing page. By decoupling the data interchange layer from the presentation layer, Ajax allows for web pages, and by extension web applications, to change content dynamically without the need to reload the entire page.		:a set of web development techniques using many web technologies on the client-side to create asynchronous Web applications. With Ajax, web applications can send data to and retrieve from a server asynchronously (in the background) without interfering with the display and behavior of the existing page. By decoupling the data interchange layer from the presentation layer, Ajax allows for web pages, and by extension web applications, to change content dynamically without the need to reload the entire page.

			;Alert
	;[[Alert (JavaScript)\|Alert]]
			:an [[alert dialog box]], generated in [[web browser]]-based JavaScript through the <code>console.alert</code> function.
	:an [[alert dialog box]]

	;[[Algorithm]]		;[[Algorithm]]
	:set of computer instructions to produce an output or end state from an input or beginning state. What programs are made of.		:set of computer instructions to produce an output or end state from an input or beginning state. What programs are made of.

	;[[~~Application development (JavaScript)\|~~Application development]]		;[[Application development]]
			:the development of applications, specifically [[web application]]s in the context of JavaScript.
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		⚫	;[[Application programming interface]] (API)
⚫	;[[~~API~~]]
			:an interface that allows the abstraction of the underlying implementation of an application.
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		⚫	;[[Argument]]
⚫	;[[Application programming interface]]
			:values passed into a function, which can then be accessed by the function through the name of the argument's respective ''parameter''.
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	;[[~~Argument (JavaScript)\|~~ ]]		;[[Array]]
			:a collection of multiple elements, each identified by an ''array index'', also known as a ''key''.
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	;[[Array ~~(JavaScript)\|Array]]~~		:;Array constructor
			::a programming [[constructor (object-oriented programming)\|constructor]] used to create array objects in JavaScript.
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	:;[[Array literal]]		:;[[Array literal]]
			::an array with values fixed in the source code. Array objects created by array literals may also be modified later on.
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	:;[[Multi-dimensional array]]		:;[[Multi-dimensional array]]
			::an array where values require at least two indices to be accessed.
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	:;[[Array constructor]]
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	;[[Asynchrony (computer programming)\|Asynchrony]]		;[[Asynchrony (computer programming)\|Asynchrony]]
			:the occurrence of events which are independent of the main programming flow.
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	;[[Asynchronous JavaScript]]
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	;[[Asynchronous module definition]] (AMD)		;[[Asynchronous module definition]] (AMD)
			:a specification for JavaScript allowing the asynchronous loading of modules even when the modules are dependent on each other.
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	;[[HTML attribute\|Attribute]]		;[[HTML attribute\|Attribute]]
	:HTML attribute, a special word used inside the opening tag to control the tag's behaviour. An attribute is a modifier of an element type.		:HTML attribute, a special word used inside the opening tag to control the tag's behaviour. An attribute is a modifier of an element type.


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