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Elliott Frazier
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Elliott Frazier
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Posted by Elliott Frazier
Elliott Frazier
Courses Plus Student 9,647 Points

What is a prefix ("-webkit-" "-moz-")

it would be great if someone could explain what a "prefix" is, and why browsers need a prefix when others don't, and why Firefox has a different prefix ("-moz-") than the other browsers.

Thanks.

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Dale Gardner
Dale Gardner
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Dale Gardner
Dale Gardner
9,838 Points

A prefix is exactly what you wrote: "-webkit-" "-moz-" etc. They are often called vendor prefixes. The reason to have the prefixes is because the web browsers are implementing new features before they are finalized in the W3C standard. Using the prefixes ensures that when the features are finalized, your website will not break if there are changes to the specification.