Ajax
Ajax
Definition
Ajax (ā′jaks′)
noun
- a strong, brave Greek warrior in the Trojan War who kills himself when Achilles' armor is given to Odysseus
- one of the swiftest runners among the Greek warriors in the Trojan War
Etymology: L < Gr Aias
Ajax
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- use: This could well be a side-effect of using ajax, to be fair.
- power: First off we have the new AJAX powered search bar found on the home page, in the archives and on any 404.
- have: Q: Has ajax caused a downturn in accessibility?
Preposition: for
- lot: It uses AJAX for a lot of these jobs so perhaps that's getting a little confused.
Modifies a noun
- application: Debugging: AJAX applications are also difficult to debug because the processing logic is embedded both in the client and on the server.
- web: While Google Calendar - a very ajax web app - isn't the most accessible system - probably not accessible at all.
- technology: Google Page Creator uses JavaScript and AJAX technologies to present a largely drag-and-drop Web-page creation environment within your browser window.
Noun used with modifier
- term: The term AJAX was coined last February to describe a combination of Web technologies, including JavaScript and XML.
