Ajax vs Elastic - What's the difference?
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A toilet.
*1603 , (John Florio), translating Michel de Montaigne, Essays , III.13:
*:I say this much of this action, that it is requisite we should remit the same unto certaine prescribed night-houres, and by custome (as I have done) force and subject our selves unto it; But not (as I have done), growing in yeeres, strictly tie himselfe to the care of a particular convenient place, and of a commodious Ajax or easie close-stoole for that purpose, and make it troublesome with long sitting and nice observation.
(computing) A group of techniques for creating interactive Web applications, in which applications can retrieve data from the server asynchronously in the background without interfering with the display and behavior of the existing page.
* 2005 , Jesse James Garrett, Ajax: A New Approach to Web Applications
(poker slang) An ace and a jack as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em.
Capable of stretching; particularly, capable of stretching so as to return to an original shape or size when force is released.
Made of elastic.
Of clothing, elasticated.
(economics) Sensitive to changes in price.
springy; bouncy; vivacious
* 1900 , , The House Behind the Cedars , Chapter I,
Able to return quickly to a former state or condition, after being depressed or overtaxed; having power to recover easily from shocks and trials.
(uncountable) An elastic material used in clothing, particularly in waistbands and cuffs.
(countable) An elastic band.
As a preposition ajax
is (polari) nearby, over there.As an adjective elastic is
capable of stretching; particularly, capable of stretching so as to return to an original shape or size when force is released.As a noun elastic is
(uncountable) an elastic material used in clothing, particularly in waistbands and cuffs.ajax
English
(wikipedia Ajax)Etymology 1
From (etyl) .Etymology 2
Humorous respelling of a jakes.Noun
Etymology 3
Short for asynchronous JavaScript and XML .Alternative forms
* AJAXProper noun
(en proper noun)- An Ajax application eliminates the start-stop-start-stop nature of interaction on the Web by…
Etymology 3
Etymology 4
Phonetic similarity to ace jack.Noun
References
* Weisenberg, Michael (2000)The Official Dictionary of Poker. MGI/Mike Caro University. ISBN 978-1880069523
Etymology 5
elastic
English
Alternative forms
* elastick (obsolete)Adjective
(en adjective)- The rope is somewhat elastic , so expect it to give when you pull on it.
- elastic band
- Demand for entertainment is more elastic than demand for energy.
- He could see that she was tastefully, though not richly, dressed, and that she walked with an elastic step that revealed a light heart and the vigor of perfect health. Her face, of course, he could not analyze, since he had caught only the one brief but convincing glimpse of it.
- elastic''' spirits; an '''elastic constitution
Synonyms
* stretchy * stretchableNoun
- Running shorts use elastic to eliminate the need for a belt.