RSC

Definitions

1. React Server Components — a React architecture where components execute on the server, sending serialized UI (not raw HTML) to the client. RSCs can directly access databases and filesystems, ship zero client-side JavaScript, and seamlessly interleave with client components that handle interactivity.

   In plain English: A React feature that lets some components run on the server instead of the browser, making pages load faster by sending less code to the user.

   Example: "We moved the product listing to an RSC — it fetches from the database at render time and sends zero JS to the browser."

Related Terms

• Component
• Reconciliation
• Reconciler
• Rehydration
• Relay
• Render Props
• Server Component
• Stale Closure