The plain-English version
The document object model, the browser's representation of a page.
Why it matters
Scripts and interface frameworks update it to change what users see.
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The docs behind it
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Editorial review · October 28, 2026
Supported: Read the full explanation, examples, and pitfalls; no material factual error identified. References are supporting reading, not a sentence-by-sentence source concordance.