Asynchronous Javascript and XML. Basically it can be used to modify sections of the page on the fly without requiring a full page refresh, which gives websites a more desktop-application style of responsiveness. The term is thrown around liberally these days, and is applied to sites that use Javascript to request plain HTML as well as XML, (AJAH, I suppose) and even AJAJ - Asynchronous Javascript and Javascript. Such is the life of a buzzword.
AJAX stands for Asynchronous JavaScript and XML. It's a development technique that mixes (X)HTML, JavaScript, CSS, DOM, XML and XSLT to create interactive Web applications.
(Asynchronous JavaScript XML) Describes a web development technique for creating web applications that asynchronously display and interact with content.
AJaX is a little like DHTML, but it adds asynchronous communication between the browser and Web site via either XML or JSON to achieve performance that often rivals desktop applications.
combined web development techniques combining XHTML, CSS, JavaScript and XML to create "rich user expereinces". [ Wikipedia
(Asynchronous JavaScript and XML) A way of including content in a web page in which javascript code in the web page fetches some data from a server and displays it without re-fetching the entire surrounding page at the same time (hence the 'Asynchronous') Often (but not always) the data fetched by the javascript code is in XML format. It is common for Ajax applications to update the Ajax content multiple times without the surrounding page needing to be updated even once. A simple example of Ajax would be a weather-forcast box in the middle of a web page. Ajax could be used to populate the box every 5 minutes without needing to refresh the surrounding page.
(Asynchronous JavaScript And XML) A scripting technique for silently loading new data from the server. Although AJAX scripts commonly use the soon to be standardized XMLHttpRequest object, they could also use a hidden iframe or frame. An AJAX script is useless by itself. It also requires a DOM Scripting component to embed the received data in the document.
AJAX or Asynchronous JavaScript and XML is a scripting technique for silently loading new data from the server. For more information on AJAX click here.
Originally stood for Asynchronous JavaScript And XML, but the term has since come to refer to pretty much any technique used to dyanmically update a Web page (without causing a full page reload). Typically, it involves using the JavaScript communications object called XmlHTTPRequest (or XHR for short) to query the page'sWeb server for data. That data can take the form of XML, HTML, JavaScript Objects (see JSON), and so forth.
AJAX is an acronym for Asynchronous Javascript and XML. It's a method to utilize the abilities of Javascript, the Document Object Model, and XML to create interactivity on the web.
Ajax (Asynchronous Java Script and XML) offers Web developers a means to create rich client-like applications on Web pages without resorting to huge amounts of code or forcing users to download plug-ins.
A method of building interactive browser-based applications that process user requests immediately.
Asynchronous JAvascript XMLHttpRequest. An architectural style (or "architectural pattern") whose main benefit is rich, desktop-like, interaction in a standard modern browser without requiring special plugins.
Asynchronous JavaScript And XML. The name given to a a group of existing technologies that can be used to exchange web based data in a particular way.
Asynchronous JavaScript and XML. Software coding that hooks computers into Web-based applications to make it seem as though they are running on a local computer or device.
Asynchronous JavaScript and XML - a Web development technique for creating interactive web applications using of a group of technologies ( namely HTML, CSS, XML and Javascript) together.
AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML) is a web development technique for creating interactive web based applications that can asynchronously interchange data between server and client.
Technique used to obtain data from a server from a specific section of a web page.
Ajax, shorthand for Asynchronous Java Script and XML, is a web development technique for creating interactive web applications. The intent is to make web pages feel more responsive by exchanging small amounts of data with the server behind the scenes, so that the entire web page does not have to be reloaded each time the user requests a change. This is meant to increase the web page's interactivity, speed, and usability.