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web dev vocab
vocabulary for web development
| word | definition |
|---|---|
| markup languages | A series of commands used to format, organize and describe information on a Web page. |
| HTML | The traditional authoring language used to develop Web pages for many applications |
| XHTML | The current standard authoring language used to develop Web pages and other electronically displayed documents. XHTML requires stricter code syntax than HTML. |
| Graphical User Interface | A program that provides visual navigation with menus and screen icons, and performs automated functions when users click command buttons. |
| MIME | A protocol that enables operating systems to map file name extensions to corresponding applications. Also used by applications to automatically process files downloaded from the Internet. |
| user agent | Any application, such as a Web browser, mobile phone, PDA or help engine, that renders HTML for display to users. |
| Structured Query Language | A language used to create and maintain professional, high performance corporate databases. |
| WAP | A standard protocol that wireless devices use to access the Internet. |
| WML | A markup language that presents the text portions of Web pages to wireless devices. |
| image map | A Web page image with clickable regions that are defined as "hot spot" hyperlinks to other pages or page sections. |
| mailing list server | An e-mail server that regularly sends e-mail messages to a specified list of users. |
| spam | Unsolicited and unwanted e-mail messages; the online equivalent of junk mail. |
| cookie | A text file that contains information sent between a server and a client to help maintain state and track user activities. |
| bandwidth | The amount of information, sometimes called traffic, that can be carried on a network at one time. The total capacity of a line. Also, the rate of data transfer over a network connection; measured in bits per second. |
| T1 | A digital carrier that transmits data at a speed of 1.544 Mbps. |