"service worker" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: service workers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} service worker (plural service workers)
  1. (Internet, programming) A scriptable network proxy in a web browser that manages network requests for a web page. Tags: Internet Categories (topical): Internet, Programming
    Sense id: en-service_worker-en-noun-wnuKzP9m Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences

Inflected forms

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