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title: "What is JQuery?"  
description: "jQuery is a coding language that is a branch from JavaScript. jQuery works like JavaScript where its used to help with interaction and effects with yo"  
author: "Uttam Misra"  
published: 2011-03-05  
updated: 2026-05-12  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/blog/126/what-is-jquery  
category: "jquery"  
tags: ["jquery"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# What is JQuery?

jQuery is a coding [language](https://www.mindstick.com/startup/28/preply-the-fast-growing-platform-transforming-language-learning) that is a branch from [JavaScript](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/874/how-to-create-watermark-text-for-textbox-by-using-javascript). jQuery works like JavaScript where its used to help with [interaction](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/80771/technology-is-destroying-human-interaction-how) and effects with your [development](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/65309/importance-of-ux-design-in-the-development-of-mobile-apps) code. jQuery hasn’t been around very long, it was [release](https://www.mindstick.com/news/2247/apple-plans-to-release-new-macs-in-early-2023) in January 2006 and only on [version](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/12845/things-to-remember-while-migrating-odoo-to-a-better-version) 1.4.0. jQuery is a new and exciting [technology](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/13005/the-functional-aspects-of-laser-technology) that is [catching](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/1582/catching-messagebox-result) on quickly and making the [internet](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/44650/what-should-you-do-during-an-internet-outage) more [interactive](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/161329/how-does-sys-stdin-isatty-help-in-detecting-interactive-mode) and enjoyable\
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Read about JQuery in detail:\
http://www.mindstick.com/Beginner/ContentPage.aspx?cdata=JQuery\
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