qwery vs jquery vs mootools selector engines (v10)

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Description

a simple comparison between different selector engines

Preparation HTML

<script src="//ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/mootools/1.4/mootools-yui-compressed.js">
</script>
<script src="//ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1/jquery.min.js">
</script>
<script>
  jQuery.noConflict();
</script>
<script src="//mlrawlings.com/simplequery/squery.js">
</script>
<script>
  squery.noConflict();
</script>
<script src="https://raw.github.com/ded/qwery/5c51e8730330b02c3dfff4afc9402af1794407e7/qwery.min.js">
</script>
<script src="https://raw.github.com/madrobby/zepto/master/src/zepto.js">
</script>
<script src="https://raw.github.com/chjj/zest/master/lib/zest.js">
</script>
<script src="https://raw.github.com/jquery/sizzle/master/sizzle.js">
</script>
<div id="mw-page-base" class="noprint"></div>
                <div id="mw-head-base" class="noprint"></div>
                <!-- content -->
                <div id="content" class="mw-body">
                        <a id="top"></a>
                        <div id="mw-js-message" style="display:none;"></div>
                                                <!-- sitenotice -->
                        <div id="siteNotice"><!-- centralNotice loads here --></div>
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                        <h1 id="firstHeading" class="firstHeading">
                                <span dir="auto">FD</span>
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                        <div id="bodyContent">
                                                                <!-- tagline -->
                                <div id="siteSub">From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</div>
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                                                                <!-- subtitle -->
                                <div id="contentSub"></div>
                                <!-- /subtitle -->
                                                                                                                                <!-- jumpto -->
                                <div id="jump-to-nav" class="mw-jump">
                                        Jump to: <a href="#mw-head">navigation</a>,
                                        <a href="#p-search">search</a>
                                </div>
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                                                                <!-- bodycontent -->
                                <div id="mw-content-text" lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"><table class="metadata mbox-small plainlinks" style="border:1px solid #aaa; background-color:#f9f9f9;">
<tr>
<td class="mbox-image"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Wiktionary-logo-en.svg/37px-Wiktionary-logo-en.svg.png" width="37" height="40" /></td>
<td class="mbox-text" style="">Look up <i><b><a class="external text" href="//en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Special:Search/fd">fd</a></b></i> in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: .5em; float: right; padding: .5em 0 .8em 1.4em; background: none; width: auto;">
<tr>
<td>
<table id="toc" class="toc">
<tr>
<td>
<div id="toctitle">
<h2>Contents</h2>
</div>
<ul>
<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="#Transportation"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Transportation</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2"><a href="#Medical"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Medical</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-3"><a href="#Science_.26_Technology"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Science &amp; Technology</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-4"><a href="#Other_uses"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Other uses</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-5"><a href="#See_also"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">See also</span></a></li>
</ul>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<p><b>FD</b> may stand for:</p>
<h2><span class="editsection">[<a href="/w/index.php?title=FD&amp;action=edit&amp;section=1" title="Edit section: Transportation">edit</a>]</span> <span class="mw-headline" id="Transportation">Transportation</span></h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="/wiki/Thai_AirAsia" title="Thai AirAsia">Thai AirAsia</a>'s IATA code</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Mazda_RX-7" title="Mazda RX-7">Mazda RX-7</a>'s model designation</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/FH_Phantom" title="FH Phantom" class="mw-redirect">FH Phantom</a> or FD Phantom, a jet fighter</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Steam_locomotive_FD" title="Steam locomotive FD" class="mw-redirect">Steam locomotive FD</a>, a Soviet steam locomotive</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Flight_director_(aviation)" title="Flight director (aviation)">Flight director (aviation)</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Flying_Dutchman_(dinghy)" title="Flying Dutchman (dinghy)">Flying Dutchman (dinghy)</a></li>
</ul>
<h2><span class="editsection">[<a href="/w/index.php?title=FD&amp;action=edit&amp;section=2" title="Edit section: Medical">edit</a>]</span> <span class="mw-headline" id="Medical">Medical</span></h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="/wiki/Familial_dysautonomia" title="Familial dysautonomia">Familial dysautonomia</a> or Riley-Day syndrome, a nervous system disorder</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Fabry_disease" title="Fabry disease">Fabry disease</a></li>
</ul>
<h2><span class="editsection">[<a href="/w/index.php?title=FD&amp;action=edit&amp;section=3" title="Edit section: Science &amp; Technology">edit</a>]</span> <span class="mw-headline" id="Science_.26_Technology">Science &amp; Technology</span></h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="/wiki/Canon_FD_lens_mount" title="Canon FD lens mount">Canon FD lens mount</a></li>
<li>F–D, as in <a href="/wiki/Fermi%E2%80%93Dirac_statistics" title="Fermi–Dirac statistics">Fermi–Dirac statistics</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Ferredoxin" title="Ferredoxin">Ferredoxin</a> (fd), a molecule functioning in electron transfer</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/File_descriptor" title="File descriptor">File descriptor</a>, a component in the Unix operating system</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Finite_difference" title="Finite difference">Finite difference</a>, a mathematical expression</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Floppy_disk" title="Floppy disk">Floppy disk</a>, a data storage device</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/FreeDOS" title="FreeDOS">FreeDOS</a> (FD), an open-source DOS-compatible operating system</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Functional_dependency" title="Functional dependency">Functional dependency</a>, a constraint in a relation from a database</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Full_disclosure" title="Full disclosure">Full disclosure</a></li>
</ul>
<h2><span class="editsection">[<a href="/w/index.php?title=FD&amp;action=edit&amp;section=4" title="Edit section: Other uses">edit</a>]</span> <span class="mw-headline" id="Other_uses">Other uses</span></h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="/wiki/Felony_disenfranchisement" title="Felony disenfranchisement">Felony disenfranchisement</a>, restricting former felons from voting in an election</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Fidei_defensor" title="Fidei defensor">Fidei defensor</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Fire_department" title="Fire department">Fire department</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Fortified_District" title="Fortified District">Fortified District</a>, a defensive fortified organization of the Imperial Japanese Army (World War II)</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Foundation_Degree" title="Foundation Degree" class="mw-redirect">Foundation Degree</a>, a vocational qualification in the United Kingdom</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Free_dance_(figure_skating)" title="Free dance (figure skating)">Free dance (figure skating)</a>, usually the third part of an ice dancing competition</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Funeral_director" title="Funeral director">Funeral director</a>, a professional involved in the business of funeral rites</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/St._John%27s_Fog_Devils" title="St. John's Fog Devils">St. John's Fog Devils</a>, the name for a former Quebec Major Junior Hockey League team based in St. John's in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada</li>
</ul>
<h2><span class="editsection">[<a href="/w/index.php?title=FD&amp;action=edit&amp;section=5" title="Edit section: See also">edit</a>]</span> <span class="mw-headline" id="See_also">See also</span></h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="/wiki/Flash_drive" title="Flash drive">Flash drive</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Full-duplex" title="Full-duplex" class="mw-redirect">Full-duplex</a> (FDX), the description for a two way communication system</li>
</ul>
<table id="disambigbox" class="metadata plainlinks dmbox dmbox-disambig" style="">
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<td class="mbox-image" style="padding: 2px 0 2px 0.4em;"><a href="/wiki/File:Disambig_gray.svg" class="image"><img alt="Disambiguation icon" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/5f/Disambig_gray.svg/30px-Disambig_gray.svg.png" width="30" height="23" /></a></td>
<td class="mbox-text" style="padding: 0.25em 0.4em; font-style: italic;">This <a href="/wiki/Help:Disambiguation" title="Help:Disambiguation">disambiguation</a> page lists articles associated with the same title.<br />
<small>If an <a class="external text" href="//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:WhatLinksHere/FD&amp;namespace=0">internal link</a> led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.</small></td>
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                                Retrieved from "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=FD&amp;oldid=480170548">http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=FD&amp;oldid=480170548</a>"                                </div>
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                                <div id='catlinks' class='catlinks'><div id="mw-normal-catlinks" class="mw-normal-catlinks"><a href="/wiki/Special:Categories" title="Special:Categories">Categories</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Disambiguation_pages" title="Category:Disambiguation pages">Disambiguation pages</a></li></ul></div><div id="mw-hidden-catlinks" class="mw-hidden-catlinks mw-hidden-cats-hidden">Hidden categories: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:All_article_disambiguation_pages" title="Category:All article disambiguation pages">All article disambiguation pages</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:All_disambiguation_pages" title="Category:All disambiguation pages">All disambiguation pages</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Article_Feedback_Blacklist" title="Category:Article Feedback Blacklist">Article Feedback Blacklist</a></li></ul></div></div>                           <!-- /catlinks -->
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                <!-- /content -->
                <!-- header -->
                <div id="mw-head" class="noprint">
                        
<!-- 0 -->
<div id="p-personal" class="">
        <h5>Personal tools</h5>
        <ul>
                <li id="pt-login"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:UserLogin&amp;returnto=FD" title="You are encouraged to log in; however, it is not mandatory. [o]" accesskey="o">Log in / create account</a></li>
        </ul>
</div>

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                        <div id="left-navigation">
                                
<!-- 0 -->
<div id="p-namespaces" class="vectorTabs">
        <h5>Namespaces</h5>
        <ul>
                                        <li  id="ca-nstab-main" class="selected"><span><a href="/wiki/FD"  title="View the content page [c]" accesskey="c">Article</a></span></li>
                                        <li  id="ca-talk"><span><a href="/wiki/Talk:FD"  title="Discussion about the content page [t]" accesskey="t">Talk</a></span></li>
                        </ul>
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<div id="p-variants" class="vectorMenu emptyPortlet">
        <h4>
                </h4>
        <h5><span>Variants</span><a href="#"></a></h5>
        <div class="menu">
                <ul>
                                        </ul>
        </div>
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                        <div id="right-navigation">
                                
<!-- 0 -->
<div id="p-views" class="vectorTabs">
        <h5>Views</h5>
        <ul>
                                        <li id="ca-view" class="selected"><span><a href="/wiki/FD" >Read</a></span></li>
                                        <li id="ca-edit"><span><a href="/w/index.php?title=FD&amp;action=edit"  title="You can edit this page. &#10;Please use the preview button before saving. [e]" accesskey="e">Edit</a></span></li>
                                        <li id="ca-history" class="collapsible"><span><a href="/w/index.php?title=FD&amp;action=history"  title="Past versions of this page [h]" accesskey="h">View history</a></span></li>
                        </ul>
</div>

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<!-- 1 -->
<div id="p-cactions" class="vectorMenu emptyPortlet">
        <h5><span>Actions</span><a href="#"></a></h5>
        <div class="menu">
                <ul>
                                        </ul>
        </div>
</div>

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<div id="p-search">
        <h5><label for="searchInput">Search</label></h5>
        <form action="/w/index.php" id="searchform">
                                <div id="simpleSearch">
                                                <input type="text" name="search" value="" title="Search Wikipedia [f]" accesskey="f" id="searchInput" />                                                <button type="submit" name="button" title="Search Wikipedia for this text" id="searchButton"><img src="//bits.wikimedia.org/skins-1.19/vector/images/search-ltr.png?303-4" alt="Search" /></button>                                                             <input type='hidden' name="title" value="Special:Search"/>
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        </form>
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                <!-- /header -->
                <!-- panel -->
                        <div id="mw-panel" class="noprint">
                                <!-- logo -->
                                        <div id="p-logo"><a style="background-image: url(//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/bc/Wiki.png);" href="/wiki/Main_Page"  title="Visit the main page"></a></div>
                                <!-- /logo -->
                                
<!-- navigation -->
<div class="portal" id='p-navigation'>
        <h5>Navigation</h5>
        <div class="body">
                <ul>
                        <li id="n-mainpage-description"><a href="/wiki/Main_Page" title="Visit the main page [z]" accesskey="z">Main page</a></li>
                        <li id="n-contents"><a href="/wiki/Portal:Contents" title="Guides to browsing Wikipedia">Contents</a></li>
                        <li id="n-featuredcontent"><a href="/wiki/Portal:Featured_content" title="Featured content – the best of Wikipedia">Featured content</a></li>
                        <li id="n-currentevents"><a href="/wiki/Portal:Current_events" title="Find background information on current events">Current events</a></li>
                        <li id="n-randompage"><a href="/wiki/Special:Random" title="Load a random article [x]" accesskey="x">Random article</a></li>
                        <li id="n-sitesupport"><a href="//wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Special:Landingcheck?landing_page=WMFJA085&amp;language=en&amp;utm_source=donate&amp;utm_medium=sidebar&amp;utm_campaign=20101204SB002" title="Support us">Donate to Wikipedia</a></li>
                </ul>
        </div>
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        <h5>Interaction</h5>
        <div class="body">
                <ul>
                        <li id="n-help"><a href="/wiki/Help:Contents" title="Guidance on how to use and edit Wikipedia">Help</a></li>
                        <li id="n-aboutsite"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:About" title="Find out about Wikipedia">About Wikipedia</a></li>
                        <li id="n-portal"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Community_portal" title="About the project, what you can do, where to find things">Community portal</a></li>
                        <li id="n-recentchanges"><a href="/wiki/Special:RecentChanges" title="A list of recent changes in the wiki [r]" accesskey="r">Recent changes</a></li>
                        <li id="n-contact"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Contact_us" title="How to contact Wikipedia">Contact Wikipedia</a></li>
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        <h5>Toolbox</h5>
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                <ul>
                        <li id="t-whatlinkshere"><a href="/wiki/Special:WhatLinksHere/FD" title="List of all English Wikipedia pages containing links to this page [j]" accesskey="j">What links here</a></li>
                        <li id="t-recentchangeslinked"><a href="/wiki/Special:RecentChangesLinked/FD" title="Recent changes in pages linked from this page [k]" accesskey="k">Related changes</a></li>
                        <li id="t-upload"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Upload" title="Upload files [u]" accesskey="u">Upload file</a></li>
                        <li id="t-specialpages"><a href="/wiki/Special:SpecialPages" title="A list of all special pages [q]" accesskey="q">Special pages</a></li>
                        <li id="t-permalink"><a href="/w/index.php?title=FD&amp;oldid=480170548" title="Permanent link to this revision of the page">Permanent link</a></li>
<li id="t-cite"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:Cite&amp;page=FD&amp;id=480170548" title="Information on how to cite this page">Cite this page</a></li>             </ul>
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        <h5>Languages</h5>
        <div class="body">
                <ul>
                        <li class="interwiki-de"><a href="//de.wikipedia.org/wiki/FD" title="FD" lang="de" hreflang="de">Deutsch</a></li>
                        <li class="interwiki-es"><a href="//es.wikipedia.org/wiki/FD" title="FD" lang="es" hreflang="es">Español</a></li>
                        <li class="interwiki-fa"><a href="//fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/FD" title="FD" lang="fa" hreflang="fa">فارسی</a></li>
                        <li class="interwiki-fr"><a href="//fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/FD" title="FD" lang="fr" hreflang="fr">Français</a></li>
                        <li class="interwiki-ko"><a href="//ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/FD" title="FD" lang="ko" hreflang="ko">한국어</a></li>
                        <li class="interwiki-it"><a href="//it.wikipedia.org/wiki/FD" title="FD" lang="it" hreflang="it">Italiano</a></li>
                        <li class="interwiki-sw"><a href="//sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/FD" title="FD" lang="sw" hreflang="sw">Kiswahili</a></li>
                        <li class="interwiki-lt"><a href="//lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/FD" title="FD" lang="lt" hreflang="lt">Lietuvių</a></li>
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                        <li class="interwiki-ru"><a href="//ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/FD" title="FD" lang="ru" hreflang="ru">Русский</a></li>
                        <li class="interwiki-sv"><a href="//sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/FD" title="FD" lang="sv" hreflang="sv">Svenska</a></li>
                        <li class="interwiki-zh"><a href="//zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/FD" title="FD" lang="zh" hreflang="zh">中文</a></li>
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