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  • As far I I know "Responsive web design" refers only to using front end technologies to make a web site work with different screen sizes: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Responsive_web_design Serving different HTML to different browsers based on user agent is a valid approach, but it is not "responsive". Commented Sep 10, 2013 at 10:54
  • @StephenOstermiller What do you call the latter approach? Commented Sep 10, 2013 at 13:22
  • I would call it "browser sniffing" or "user-agent sniffing". Here is a question on programmers stack exchange that compares it to responsive: programmers.stackexchange.com/questions/199228/… Commented Sep 10, 2013 at 14:32