fetch

The tag 'fetch' on WindowsForum.com covers two distinct topics. In the context of web development, it refers to the Fetch API, a modern replacement for XMLHttpRequest (XHR) that enables making network requests. Microsoft Edge implemented Fetch APIs starting with EdgeHTML 14 in the Windows 10 Anniversary Update, laying groundwork for Service Workers and Progressive Web Apps. Additionally, 'fetch' appears in Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2016 Report Authoring Extension, which uses Fetch-based reports for custom reporting. A thread about Git also uses 'fetch' in the sense of retrieving remote code with 'git clone'. Other posts use 'fetch' in the literal sense of playing fetch with dogs.