Browser Tab

Definitions

1. A separate viewing context within a browser window that holds its own page state, navigation history, and runtime environment. Browser tabs matter in web development because storage scope, focus events, visibility changes, and cross-tab coordination can all affect application behavior.

   In plain English: One of the separate page slots a browser window can keep open at the same time.

   Example: "The app paused its polling loop when the browser tab became hidden so background tabs would not waste API quota."

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• Browser History API
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