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Flexbox, short for Flexible Box Layout, is a CSS layout module designed to provide a more efficient way to lay out, align, and distribute space among items in a container, even when their size is unknown or dynamic. It is particularly useful for creating responsive web designs. Flexbox works by turning a container into a flex container, which allows its children (flex items) to be laid out in any direction and to be aligned and distributed within the container.

The main axis of a flex container is the primary axis along which flex items are laid out. The cross axis is the axis perpendicular to the main axis. Flex items can be aligned along the main axis using properties like justify-content, and along the cross axis using properties like align-items. The flex-direction property determines the direction of the main axis, which can be set to row, row-reverse, column, or column-reverse.

Flexbox also provides properties for controlling the size and order of flex items. The flex property is a shorthand for setting the flex-grow, flex-shrink, and flex-basis properties, which determine how much a flex item will grow or shrink relative to the rest of the flex items, and the initial size of the flex item. The order property allows flex items to be reordered without changing the HTML structure.

Flexbox is widely supported in modern browsers and is a powerful tool for creating complex layouts with ease. It is particularly useful for creating navigation bars, grids, and other responsive layouts. However, it is important to use flexbox appropriately and to consider other layout modules like CSS Grid for more complex layouts.