The Document Object Model

The page Document Object Model (DOM) is the specification that defines a platform- and
language-neutral interface for accessing and updating the contents, structure, and style of
HTML and XML documents. A recognized standard ratified by the W3C committee, the DOM
is now supported by virtually all browsers. The DOM provides a standard set of objects for
representing the constituent elements of HTML and XML documents. All together, these
objects form a standard interface for accessing and manipulating child elements of HTML
pages and, more in general, XML documents.
Not : that although the first working frameworks for remote scripting date back to a decade
ago, the limited support browsers have had for dynamic changes in displayed documents
slowed down the adoption of such technologies in the industry. Until now.