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Progressive Enhancement

A strategy for web design that emphasizes core webpage content first, then progressively adds more nuanced and technically rigorous layers of presentation and features.

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Definition

A strategy for web design that emphasizes core webpage content first, then progressively adds more nuanced and technically rigorous layers of presentation and features.

Examples

Mobile-first design
Graceful degradation

Related terms

Accessibility
The practice of making websites usable by people of all abilities and disabilities.
Performance
The speed and efficiency with which a web page loads and responds to user interactions.

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Structured Data Linked Data Microdata RDFa Semantic Web RDF

Schema types

Person — Individual people
Organization — Companies and groups
Product — Items for sale
Event — Concerts and conferences
Article — Blog posts and news
Recipe — Cooking instructions

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