quirks mode

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quirks mode (uncountable)

  1. (Internet) A technique used by some web browsers to maintain backward compatibility with older web pages that do not comply with modern standards. When such a page is detected, it is rendered in the older, non-standard way.
    Coordinate terms: almost standards mode, standards mode