Comet

proper nounproper nouncommon in dialogue

United States

The fifth reindeer of Santa Claus.

proper noun

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The fifth reindeer of Santa Claus.

Etymology

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

proper noun

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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.

Etymology

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.

comedy · a light, amusing play with a happy ending comes · The answer to the theme, or dux, in a fugue.comet · A small Solar System body consisting mainly of volatile ice,…

Comet · The fifth reindeer of Santa Claus.

comfort · Contentment, ease.Comfort · A surname.comfortable · Providing physical comfort and ease; agreeable.

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