'Responsive,' in modern web design parlance, refers to the ability of your 
layout to respond to the different devices and screen sizes that may be 
accessing your site, and present your content in such a way that it doesn't 
force the user into non-native device modes of interaction (e.g., 1280 pixels 
wide means the user on the iPhone will be doing a lot of horizontal scrolling 
and zooming). So not a re-definition; just an additional meaning.

 
On 2012-07-08, at 1:58 PM, Dave Caroline wrote:

> I always understood responsive to be opposed to sluggish and a
> reference to speed.
> Do I see a redefinition starting up?
> 
> Dave Caroline

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