SWFObject

SWFObject (originally FlashObject) is an unmaintained <a href="/facts/Open-source_software/HzTaB8E9">open-source</a> <a href="/facts/JavaScript/XhhIIEsl">JavaScript</a> <a href="/facts/JavaScript_library/vjUJ5DGC">library</a> used to embed <a href="/facts/Adobe_Flash/3Lrp9JuH">Adobe Flash</a> content onto <a href="/facts/Web_page/5JK7xQLe">Web pages</a> and to protect the <a href="/facts/Flash_game/cBtuK3dt">flash game</a> against piracy, which is supplied as one small JavaScript file. The library can also detect the installed <a href="/facts/Adobe_Flash_Player/IvnaoU7v">Adobe Flash Player</a> <a href="/facts/Plug-in_(computing)/351Du3Wu">plug-in</a> in all major <a href="/facts/Web_browsers/2pfyymLs">web browsers</a>, on all major <a href="/facts/Operating_system/8XTuvMh2">operating systems (OS)</a>, and can redirect the visitor to another webpage or show alternate <a href="/facts/HTML/sSc3fT78">HTML</a> content if the installed plug-in is not suitable.
The library is independent, although related external libraries often integrate with it, such as SWFAddress for <a href="/facts/Deep_linking/7l01FKFz">deep linking</a> and <a href="/facts/SWFFit/4m8qof7z">SWFFit</a> for dynamic content scaling.
With the multitude of Flash embedding JavaScript libraries, SWFObject has emerged as the most popular being used by over 2,600,000 websites as of 2011, including high-profile websites such as <a href="/facts/Ask.com/oDmSrI3I">Ask.com</a>, <a href="/facts/Microsoft_Windows/bwhAhuSL">Windows.com</a>, <a href="/facts/Time_(magazine)/N4FXc99l">Time.com</a>, <a href="/facts/Skype/qdKbuh23">Skype.com</a>, <a href="/facts/Discovery_Channel/mmhjAhgr">Discovery.com</a> and <a href="/facts/YouTube/db276jst">YouTube</a>.

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