WebTransport

Noun · Development

Definitions

  1. A browser API built on HTTP/3 and QUIC that supports both reliable bidirectional streams and unreliable datagram delivery between client and server, designed as a modern replacement for WebSockets with lower latency, multiplexing without head-of-line blocking, and native support for unordered/lossy transport.

    In plain English: A newer, faster way for web apps to communicate with servers that supports both guaranteed and 'best effort' delivery of messages.

    Example: "We switched from WebSockets to WebTransport for the multiplayer game — unreliable datagrams over QUIC let us send position updates without head-of-line blocking."

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