Ethan Marcotte has coined the term Responsive Web Design in a May 2010 article in A List Apart. He defined Responsive Web Design to mean fluid grid/ flexible images/ media queries. He even defined the theory and practice of responsive web design in a book named Responsive Web Design.
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