- **Epistemic status:** #budding
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jQuery is a JavaScript library that makes it easy to manipulate DOM elements, create animations, handle events, and create Ajax applications. It was published on August 26, 2006, under the MIT license. As of May 2019, jQuery has been used by 73% of the 10 million most popular websites.
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## References
- “JQuery.” In _Wikipedia_, March 30, 2022. [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=JQuery&oldid=1080080304](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=JQuery&oldid=1080080304).
- Love2Dev. “Why JQuery Is Obsolete and Time to Stop Using It,” April 14, 2020. [https://love2dev.com/blog/jquery-obsolete/](https://love2dev.com/blog/jquery-obsolete/).