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Glossary
absolute path Paths that contain a complete address
that anyone could use to get to a Web
page. (See also relative path.)
accessibility A subset of usability that refers to a
Web site’s suitability for use by anyone, regardless
of age or disability. (See also usability.)
alignment The horizontal placement of a
paragraph, specified by using the text-align
attribute.
anchor A marker within an HTML document,
roughly analogous to a bookmark in a
Microsoft Word document.
argument See attribute
attribute Text within a tag that contains information
about how the tag should behave.
Sometimes called argument.
background image An image that appears behind
the text on a Web page. By default, the
image is tiled to fill the page, and scrolls with
the page.
baseline The imaginary line on which text rests.
block-level element An element that occupies a
complete paragraph or more.
Body The section of an HTML document defined
by the two-sided tag. It contains
all the information that appears in the Web
browser when the page is viewed.
breadcrumbs A trail of hyperlinks that enable the
user to back up one or more levels in the structure
of a Web site.
button-creation program A program used to
generate buttons for Web pages.
cascading style sheet A document that specifies
formatting for particular tags and then can be
applied to multiple Web pages.
cell A distinct area of a table, into which you can
place text, graphics, or even other tables.
child folder A subfolder of a parent folder.
class A category of content, defined by the Web
developer, used to apply consistent formatting
among all items in that category. Similar to an
ID, but multiple elements can have the same
class within a document.
codec Compression/decompression. A helper file
that works with your media player program to
play a compressed video file.
command button A button that executes a
function.
compiled A compiled programming language
that runs the human-readable programming
through a utility that converts it to an executable
file (usually with an .exe or a .com extension),
which is then distributed to users.
definition description . A paragraph that
defines a definition term.
definition list . A tag that contains the
complete list of headings and definition
paragraphs.
definition term . A word or phrased to be
defined in a definition list.
deprecated A tag that is no longer supported in
the most recent version of the HTML standard.
descriptive tag A tag that describes the function
of the text, rather than providing directions for
formatting. Also called a logical tag.
dithered A color formed by a cross-hatch pattern
of two colors blended together.
em A multiplier of the base font size.
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