D3 stands for Data-Driven Document. It is a JavaScript library that uses document object model (DOM) elements to create different visual forms to represent data. The D3 framework combines with HTML, SVG, and CSS to create colorful as well as interactive objects on the web page, which helps the end user to understand data with more clarity.
D3 is a powerful framework. It first binds the data with DOM. Then it uses it to create different elements on the web page. The element can be anything. For example, if you want to represent your data in a tabular form, you can do it. If you want to display a pie chart using the same data, you can also do it. This architecture utilizes the most of the capability of modern browsers, leaving end users with colorful and interactive web pages without affecting the performance.
Let's now start with the installation of the D3.js library...
