Static Site

Noun · Development

Definitions

  1. A website composed entirely of pre-built HTML, CSS, and JavaScript files that are served as-is without server-side rendering or database queries at request time. Static sites can be hosted on simple file servers or CDNs for near-instant load times.

    In plain English: A website whose pages are fully built ahead of time, so the server just hands out ready-made files instead of generating pages on the spot.

    Example: "The docs are a static site on Cloudflare Pages — zero server costs and it handles traffic spikes without blinking."

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