Comet

See also: comet

English

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Etymology 1

First attested in the 1823 poem “A Visit from St. Nicholas”. From comet.

Proper noun

Comet

  1. The fifth reindeer of Santa Claus.
Coordinate terms
Santa Claus's reindeer
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Etymology 2

Coined by software engineer Alex Russell in March 2006. After the Comet brand of cleaning products, as a pun on Ajax, which is also both a Web programming technique and a brand of cleaning products.

Proper noun

Comet

  1. (programming) A web application model in which a long-held HTTP request allows a web server to push data to a browser, without the browser explicitly requesting it.

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