- AJAX = asynchronous JavaScript and XML
- AJAX = asynchronous JavaScript and XMLHttpRequest (XHR)
$.ajax({ url: "mydomain.com/url", type: "POST", cache: "false", dataType: "json", //xml/html/script/ data: "foo=bar&bar=foo", // map or string contentType: "application/json", complete: function() { //called when complete }, success: function() { //called when successful }, error: function() { //called when there is an error } });