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browser compatibility definition - computer

The ability of a Web browser to effectively display the HTML code and execute the scripts on Web pages. The changes in HTML features since the mid-1990s, along with the versions of JavaScript and Java languages, combined with the differences between Netscape Navigator, Internet Explorer and other browsers have created an inordinately large number of versions that Web site developers have to deal with.


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All Those Versions

BrowserHawk is software (JavaBean or COM component) that a Web server application can execute to provide it with all the capabilities of the specific Web browser in use (Which HTML version? Does it support XML, style sheets?, etc.). By extracting information from the browser and using a database of features, BrowserHawk enables Web sites to deliver the properly formatted page to the user. (Web site image courtesy of cyScape, Inc., www.cyscape.com)






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