AngularJS is a JavaScript MVC framework developed by Google in 2009. It uses HTML enhanced with directives to bind data to the view via two-way data binding. AngularJS controllers define application behavior by mapping user actions to the model. Core features include directives, filters, expressions, dependency injection and scopes that connect controllers and views. Services like $http are used to retrieve server data. AngularJS makes building single page applications easier by taking care of DOM updates automatically.