Worker
Term side of the Card
Topic: Specials
Unit title: Worker
Categories: Object
Explanation side of the Card
Explanation: The browser API object that allows for running scripts in background threads. Web Workers enable concurrent execution of code without blocking the main thread, useful for performing intensive computations or background tasks.
Browser compatibility:
- The chrome browser supports this feature starting from version 4
- The edge browser supports this feature starting from version 12
- The firefox browser supports this feature starting from version 3.5
- The safari browser supports this feature starting from version 4
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