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Ajax
AY-jaks
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A hero of Greek mythology who fought in the Trojan War, known for his great strength.
"Ajax is often depicted as second only to Achilles among the Greek warriors."
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A set of web development techniques that let a web page fetch and update data from a server without reloading the whole page.
"The search results update instantly thanks to Ajax."
How to Use Ajax
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishEither the legendary Greek warrior from the Trojan War, or (lowercase, in tech) a method websites use to load new content without refreshing the page.
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an Ajax request
the wrath of Ajax
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Etymology
From Latin Aiāx, from Ancient Greek Αἴᾱς (Aíās), the name of the mythological hero. The web-development sense is a later coinage using the mythological name.