What is a FOUC?
Some pages that use the CSS @import rule experience a curious display quirk in the Windows version of MS Internet Explorer: a momentary flash of unstyled page content. The unimaginative creature that I am, I call this phenomenon Flash of Unstyled Content or FOUC for short.
Because this quirk seems to affect only MS Internet Explorer, we're tempted to conclude that IE is just plain wrong. I am not going to jump to that conclusion. It is unclear to me whether or not a FOUC afflicted user agent is in disagreement with any W3C recommendation. Though I can't speak for the W3C, I can say that I would prefer that Internet Explorer ditch the flash of unstyled content.
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