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title: "cross-browser compatibility"
description: "The degree to which a website or web application can function across different browsers and degrade gracefully when browser features are absent or lacking."
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term_id: 782
language: English
language_code: gb
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slug: "cross-browser-compatibility"
url: "https://istqb-glossary.page/cross-browser-compatibility/"
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# cross-browser compatibility

The degree to which a website or web application can function across different browsers and degrade gracefully when browser features are absent or lacking.

## Present in syllabi


- Foundation Extension - Mobile Application Testing 2019

## Translations


- [Deutsch](https://istqb-glossary.page/de/browserubergreifende-kompatibilitat/) — browserübergreifende Kompatibilität
- [Português (Brasil)](https://istqb-glossary.page/br/compatibilidade-entre-navegadores/) — compatibilidade entre navegadores
- [Polski](https://istqb-glossary.page/pl/kompatybilnosc-z-roznymi-przegladarkami/) — kompatybilność z różnymi przeglądarkami
- [Português](https://istqb-glossary.page/pt/compatibilidade-entre-navegadores/) — compatibilidade entre navegadores
- [Čeština](https://istqb-glossary.page/cz/kompatibilita-napric-prohlizeci/) — kompatibilita napříč prohlížeči

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