What is the difference between responsive and adaptive design?

Responsive web design:

Responsive web design which is also known as RWD design describes a contemporary web design approach that permits websites and pages to render (or display) on all devices and screen sizes by automatically adapting to the screen, whether it’s a desktop, laptop, tablet, or smartphone.

Here are the basic techniques which will help you to build an effective responsive web design:

Set the view port

Your page must include a meta view port tag in the head of the document. A meta view port tag gives the browser instructions on how to control the page's dimensions and scaling.

Layout

Modern CSS layout techniques such as Flexbox, Grid Layout, and Multicol make the creation of these flexible grids much easier.

Use CSS media queries for responsiveness

Media queries are simple filters that can be applied to CSS styles. They make it easy to change styles based on the types of device rendering the content, or the features of that device, for example width, height, orientation, ability to hover, and whether the device is being used as a touchscreen.

Adaptive web design:

Adaptive design refers to graphical interface (GUI) design that adapts to different screen sizes. Designers apply it in GUIs, like webpages, which must function on devices of various sizes. Adaptive design typically uses multiple fixed layout sizes—when the system detects the browser size, it selects the layout most appropriate for the screen (e.g., a smartphone’s).

Adaptive design is similar to responsive design, which also adapts to different screen sizes. However, the difference between adaptive and responsive design is that the content follows a hard and fast layout size in adaptive design, while it moves dynamically in responsive design. In other words, adaptive design uses a couple of fixed layouts, then selects the simplest layout for the present screen size.

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