- A web application model in which a long-held HTTPS request allows a web server to push data to a browser, without the browser explicitly requesting it. Comet is an umbrella term that encompasses multiple techniques for achieving this interaction. All these techniques rely on features included by default in browsers, such as JavaScript, rather than on non-default plugins. The Comet approach differs from the original model of the Web, in which a browser requests a complete web page at a time. The term “Comet” was coined in 2006 by Alex Russell. ← Wikipedia
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