It is not a framework, but rather a library.
Frameworks allow you to handle page routing, authentication, and services. jQuery is not a framework, but rather a library of DOM tools for websites.
e.g.: You cannot write page routing logic within jQuery.
Endi Sukaj
@endi-sukaj9 years ago
Yeah, jQuery is not really a framework, it's just a library for DOM manipulation. But considering the massive number of plugins for it it's hard to categorize it really. Plus, there are a couple of plugins that can add some framework-like functionality to jQuery, like for example jquery-router-plugin