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=Definition=

A gecko is a small to large Japanese lizard. However, in the Mozilla context Gecko refers to the browser layout engine.

=What exactly is a layout engine?=

In essence a layout engine is responsible for the following:

=What Gecko is:=

* open source free software (It was initially created by Netscape Corporation but now its development is stewarded by the Mozilla Foundation.)

* cross-platform (Windows, BSD, Linux and Mac OS X)

* The 2nd most popular layout engine after Trident (IE's layout engine).

=What Gecko supports=

Gecko supports the following open internet standards:

* Hyptertext Markup Language (HTML) v4.0

=References=

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gecko_(layout_engine) Wikipedia - Gecko_(layout_engine)]

*[http://wiki.mozilla.org/Gecko:Home_Page Gecko Home Page]

*[http://www.mozilla.org/newlayout/ Mozilla Layout Engine]

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