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Service worker

A background script in the browser that can cache a site's files and serve it offline.

Definition

Service workers are a key part of progressive web apps (PWAs). Testers check offline behavior and that updates actually reach users instead of an old cached version.

In practice

After a release, users still see the old checkout because the service worker served cached files.

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