Trident

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Trident is Microsoft's proprietary web browser layout engine that powered Internet Explorer for rendering HTML and web content.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf browser engine
layout engine
software component
accessibleVia COM interfaces
componentOf Internet Explorer
surface form: Internet Explorer shell
developer Microsoft
exposedAsLibrary Internet Explorer
surface form: MSHTML.DLL
influenced web development practices targeting Internet Explorer
introducedInVersionOf Internet Explorer
surface form: Internet Explorer 4.0
knownFor historical security vulnerabilities
non‑standard behavior in early versions
tight integration with Windows
license proprietary software license
majorVersion Internet Explorer
surface form: MSHTML 10 (IE10)

Internet Explorer
surface form: MSHTML 11 (IE11)

Internet Explorer
surface form: MSHTML 4 (IE4)

MSHTML 5 (IE5)
Internet Explorer
surface form: MSHTML 6 (IE6)

EdgeHTML
surface form: MSHTML 7 (IE7)

Internet Explorer
surface form: MSHTML 8 (IE8)

Internet Explorer
surface form: MSHTML 9 (IE9)
operatingSystem Windows
surface form: Microsoft Windows

Windows Embedded family
surface form: Windows CE

Windows Phone
programmingLanguage C++
proprietary true
replaced Internet Explorer 3 layout engine
status deprecated
legacy technology
succeededBy Blink (via Microsoft Edge Chromium)
EdgeHTML
supports .NET controls (via browser hosting)
ActiveX
CSS
DOM
HTML
JavaScript
VBScript
supportsStandard CSS2 (partial, evolving)
CSS Level 3 modules
surface form: CSS3 (partial, later versions)

ECMAScript
surface form: ECMAScript (JavaScript)

HTML4 (partial, evolving)
usedBy Windows applications embedding WebBrowser control
usedFor hosting web browser controls in applications
rendering HTML
rendering web content
usedIn AOL Desktop
surface form: AOL Explorer

Avant Browser (legacy versions)
surface form: Avant Browser

Internet Explorer
Maxthon (legacy versions)
SlimBrowser
vendorPrefix -ms-

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