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Definition: Angular


A Web framework for Web applications running in the browser from Google and the Angular community. Introduced in 2016, Angular is a complete rewrite of AngularJS and is the front end in the MEAN stack (see below). Whereas JavaScript was the language for AngularJS, TypeScript is the preferred language for Angular development. See AngularJS, MongoDB and Node.js.

  The MEAN Stack

  M - MongoDB database
  E - Express.js application server
  A - Angular client framework
  N - Node.js server runtime