AJAX: Technology or Technique?

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  Manish Goyal

  In my opinion AJAX is a type of programming .It is not a new programming language, but a new way to use existing standards.or even more better to say It is not a new programming language, but a new technique for creating better, faster, and more interactive web applications.
  Using this, a JavaScript can communicate directly with the server
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  Mahesh Dahale

  - I personally believe it is a set of technologies.
  - AJAX is really fancy term for giving the browser the ability to refresh parts of its content with the need to reload an entire page.
  - AJAX make a browser-based application behave more like a rich or smart-client application.
  - Scalability. AJAX is lighter in weight
  - An asynchronous communication channel between the browser and server, JavaScript, and XML
  - Asynchronous data retrieval using XMLHttpRequest or XMLHTTP
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  sarveshgupta

  it is true that AJAX has given more power than before to the web developers to take their creativity to next level
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  Manish Goyal

  On thing to add in google when you type any keyword it creates a drop down list ie because of ajax ..it is possible...ie to create more interactivity..so i will say it is a technique...
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  callyD

  Yes I do say its a technique... technique for creating interactive web applications.
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  Kaustubh Katdare

  callyD

  Yes I do say its a technique... technique for creating interactive web applications.

  How'd you support your answer? Rather, why it is not a technology?
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  ms_cs

  The_Big_K

  There are people who believe AJAX is a new Technology. I personally believe its a Technique.
  
  What's your take on it? Why?

  
  In my point of view, AJAX is a technology. If some body brings a new type of implementations then we cannot always say that it as a technique I think. What is your take on cloud computing?..It can be created with java script ..will you say it as technique? No it is a technology. Same way Ajax is a technology,,,
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  gsxraddict

  I think its a technique, its javascript in the end no matter how you break it down.