Glossary of Web Design Terms

Tutorial 1 Key Terms

Definition List: An HTML list format; each item consists of terms followed by its definition.(HTML 28-29)(REF 11)
Deprecated: Older HTML tags and attributes that have been superseded by other more functional or flexible alternatives are declared as deprecated.(HTML 8)(REF 11)
Hyperlink: A link that you can activate, usually with a mouse click, to open a document or other resource.(HTML 5)(REF 16)
Inline Element: An element that is part of the same block as surrounding content, such as individual words or phrases within a paragraph.(HTML 17, 31-33)(REF 16)
White Space: The blank spaces, tabs, and line breaks within a file.(HTML 12-13)(REF 27)

Anchor Element: An element that marks a specific location within a document (HTML 63) (REF 7).
Protocol: A set of rules defining how information is exchanged between two devices (HTML 77) (REF 21).
File Transfer Protocol: FTP for short; this is a communications protocol that FTP servers use to transfer information (HTML 80) (REF 14).
Heirarchical Structure: A Web site structure in which documents are organized from general to specific in a tree-like arrangement (HTML 65-66) (REF 15).
Email Harvester: This is a program that scans HTML code on the Web looking for the e-mail addresses contained in mailto URLs (HTML 83).

Color Value: A numeric expression that precisely describes a color in terms of the intensity of its red, blue, and green components. (HTML 109-113, REF 10)
Generic Font: A generic description of a font’s appearance. (HTML 117-118, REF 15)
Pixel: The smallest unit on a computer screen, which measures about 1/72” square. (HTML 36, REF 21)
Specific Font: A particular font referenced in a Web page design, which a uses sees only if it is installed on that user’s output device. (HTML 117, REF 23)
Watermark: A fixed background image that does not scroll with associated foreground content. (HTML 148, REF 26)

Cell Padding: The amount of space between cell contents and cell borders in a Web table. (HTML 194-195, REF 9)
Graphic Table: A web table rendered using graphical elements. (HTML 174-175, REF 15)
Preformatted Text: Texts that retains the white space from its HTML code when it is rendered in a Web page. (HTML 177-179, REF 21)
Row Group: A grouping of table rows into either the head, table body, or table footer. (HTML 184-185, REF 22)
Text Table: A web table containing only text, which is rendered using text characters. (HTML 175-179, REF 25)

Attribute Selector: A selector which is selected based on an element’s attributes. (HTML 362-363, REF 8)
Contextual Selector: A selector which is selected based on the context in which an element is used within a Web page. (HTML 360-362, REF 11)
Div Element: generic block-level element. (HTML 372-375, REF 12)
External Styles: A style sheet saved within a separate document and applied to a group of pages in a Web site. (HTML 350, REF 13)
Pseudo-Element: A selector that is not part of the element hierarchy, but which is based on information about an elements content, use, or position. (HTML 389-392, REF 21)