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In this chapter, you learned about some of the exciting new methods to store data on the client browser. Previously, client browser technology was limited to the use of cookies. With the addition of session storage, local storage, and web databases, there is now a robust platform, albeit young, on which you have several options to store simple key/value pairs or complex data structures. With these storage options, you can create powerful offline applications, reduce round-trips to your server for data, and store robust information across browser sessions at the client.