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pseudalopex on April 21, 2021 | parent | context | favorite | on: Dr. Quinn official website from 1998, still online

Responsive means different things in common English and web jargon.

duxup on April 21, 2021 [–]

What is the common meaning here?

mod on April 21, 2021 | [–]

It reacts quickly when you interact with it. (No latency, stuttering, that kind of thing)

Web dev version being that it resizes & reacts to the size of your screen.

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