Client-side rendering
Client-side rendering means the page arrives nearly empty and its content is built by code running in the visitor's browser.
In a little more detail
People rarely notice. Machines that do not wait see very little, which is how a site full of good writing can be invisible.
Related terms
- Server-side rendering: Server-side rendering means the page arrives from the server with its text already in it.
- Rendering: Rendering is the step where a browser runs a page's code to build what you finally see on screen.
- Hydration: Hydration is the step where a page that arrived as plain text has its interactive behaviour attached by code.
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