At CDNJS jquery.slim package is placed. It has a smaller size. What are the major differences from an original? A quick look at the code didn\'t bring the answer, and at the
I could see $.ajax
is removed from jQuery slim 3.2.1
From the jQuery docs
You can also use the slim build, which excludes the ajax and effects modules
Below is the comment from the slim version with the features removed
/*! jQuery v3.2.1 -ajax,-ajax/jsonp,-ajax/load,-ajax/parseXML,-ajax/script,-ajax/var/location,-ajax/var/nonce,-ajax/var/rquery,-ajax/xhr,-manipulation/_evalUrl,-event/ajax,-effects,-effects/Tween,-effects/animatedSelector | (c) JS Foundation and other contributors | jquery.org/license */