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What is Web performance? Definition and explanations

Web performance measures a site's perceived speed and stability from the user's point of view, not the server's. It covers the time for the main content to appear, responsiveness to interactions and the absence of layout jumps. It is assessed on field data from real visitors rather than on a single lab test.

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Web performance measures a site's perceived speed and stability, from the user's point of view.

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