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EdgeHTML is a [[fork (software development)|fork]] of the [[MSHTML]] (Trident) engine of [[Internet Explorer]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neowin.net/news/whats-powering-spartan-internet-explorer-of-course|title=What's powering Spartan? Internet Explorer, of course|work=[[Neowin]]}}</ref> It is designed as a [[Component-based software engineering|software component]] that enables [[software developer|developers]] to easily add web browsing functionality to other [[application software|apps]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mackie|first=Kurt|date=10 December 2018|title=Microsoft Edge Browser To Get New Rendering Engine but EdgeHTML Continues|url=https://redmondmag.com/articles/2018/12/10/edgehtml-continues.aspx|access-date=2021-02-13|website=Redmondmag}}</ref>
In 2018, Microsoft began rebuilding Edge as a [[Chromium (web browser)|Chromium]]-based browser,<ref>{{citation |url=https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2018/12/06/microsoft-edge-making-the-web-better-through-more-open-source-collaboration |title=Microsoft Edge: Making the web better through more open source collaboration |publisher=[[Microsoft]] |first=Joe |last=Belfiore |date=2018-12-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://github.com/MicrosoftEdge/MSEdge/blob/7d69268e85e198cee1c2b452d888ac5b9e5995ca/README.md |title=Microsoft Edge and Chromium Open Source: Our Intent |date=6 December 2018 |publisher=Microsoft Edge Team |access-date=8 December 2018}}</ref> which meant that EdgeHTML would no longer be used in the Edge browser. This transition was completed in April 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Microsoft will uninstall its old Edge browser from Windows PCs on April 13th|url=https://www.engadget.com/microsoft-edge-legacy-phase-out-232116614.html|access-date=2021-11-24|website=[[Engadget]]}}</ref> Past this date, EdgeHTML does, however, continue to be supported and widely used in [[UWP apps]].<ref>{{citation|url=https://blog.ailon.org/you-think-you-can-forget-about-the-legacy-microsoft-edge-not-so-fast-28ce91270a22|title=You Think You Can Forget About the “Legacy” Microsoft Edge? Not So Fast!|publisher=[[Medium (website)|Medium]]|first=Alan|last=Mendelevich|date=2021-05-14}}</ref>
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