Definition - AJAX

Asynchronous Javascript and XML

• AJAX is not a new technology
– Google calls their technique: Javascript
– Also known as XMLHTTP technique
– In use since at least 1997
• A bundle of techniques
– XML data interchange only
– Passing Javascript methods to client
– DHTML widgets
– XML & XSLTs
• Core techniques are centered on asynchronous communication to the server without a page refresh