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jQuery normalizes browser differences in DOM, events, and AJAX.
Avoids browser-specific code.
Avoids browser-specific code.
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jQuery handles many browser inconsistencies automatically - event attachment, AJAX, CSS property names, and innerHTML quirks. Always test in target browsers despite jQuery's abstractions. Use a recent jQuery version (3.x) for best compatibility. For truly legacy browsers (IE11 and below), jQuery 1.x or 2.x had more compatibility code. Modern jQuery 3.x dropped IE6-8 support.
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