Incremental hydration (v19+) preserves server-rendered DOM while activating interactive "islands" progressively via @defer triggers, avoiding full client re-render flicker—40-60% faster TTI. Full hydration destroys/rebuilds entire DOM causing layout shifts; incremental hydrates critical paths (nav/search) first, defers below-fold via viewport/timer. Reduces initial JS by 50%+; configure with provideClientHydration(withIncrementalHydration()). Boosts Core Web Vitals for e-commerce/SPAs.
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