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Web Development

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Absolute Link   A.K.A. External Link; Link that uses the full address (URL) to the file or web page as the target source  
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Absolute Values   A type of CSS value that uses words to define the specific size of an element (e.g., medium, large)  
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Anchor Tag   The name of the tag used to create a hyperlink  
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Aspect Ratio   The proportion between the width and height of an image where for every unit in width there is a certain number of units in height (e.g., 4:3, 21:9)  
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Attribute   A tag component that describes characteristics of the HTML element associated with it  
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Author (Metadata)   A type of metadata; used to define the author of a web page  
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Block Element   HTML elements that appear one after the other in the flow and placement within the document in a vertical fashion  
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Binding   The process of creating a link between a label and an input field within an HTML form, which establishes a relationship between the two HTML elements  
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Box Model   A method of thinking about how to design HTML elements and how they interact with one another on a page; uses margin, border, padding, height, and width to define the area of and around the content  
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Breakpoints   Utilize a defined CSS media property to identify when to change the layout of a web page  
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Cascading Style Sheet   A.K.A. CSS; Style sheet language used to describe the appearance of markup code  
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Child Element   A.K.A. a descendant element; An HTML element nested within another HTML element; properties may be controlled by the parent element  
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Class Selector   A type of CSS selector used to select an HTML element to which styles are applied; uses the class HTML attribute to identify the HTML element.  
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Column Spanning   A table property that allows for the merging of cells within a row across multiple columns  
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Content Division Element   A.K.A. the DIV element; an HTML element that creates a container to group and style multiple elements together  
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CSS At-Rules   A statement that defines how CSS will behave, creating some variablilty with the site design  
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CSS Selector   A pattern used to select the HTML element(s) you want to style  
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CSS Validator   A Web application that checks for errors within any internal or external CSS styling  
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Declaration Block   Multiple CSS declarations listed together, separated by semicolons  
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Description (Metadata)   A type of metadata; used to describe the purpose of a web page  
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ECMAScript   The official name of the standard on which JavaScript is based  
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External Style Sheets   A method of coding all or most of the CSS stylings for a web page or website using a separate CSS file that contains the CSS stylings  
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Header   Identifies the start, or head, of a section or web page  
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Heading   the h1, h2, etc. elements; provide a title for a section of the webpage; can be used be browsers to create a table of contents of the page  
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ID Selector   A type of CSS selector used to select an HTML element to which styles are applied; uses the id HTML attribute to identify the HTML element.  
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Inline Element   HTML elements that appear one after the other in the flow and placement within the document in a horizontal fashion  
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Internal Style Sheets   Method of coding all or most of the CSS stylings for a web page within the head section of the page  
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Keyword (Metadata)   Describes the information in the file, usually by one word, although a keyword may include more than one word; used to define terms related to a web page that a user might enter into a search engine to locate specific information  
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Media Features   Characteristics of a viewport or user agent that can be defined as a part of a media query  
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Media Query   Provide a mechanism within CSS to modify a site or app depending on the presence of characteristics of the device  
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Metadata   Information that describes a document  
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Metadata - Author   A type of metadata; used to define the author of a web page  
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Metadata - Description   A type of metadata; used to describe the purpose of a web page  
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Metadata - Keyword   A type of metadata; used to define terms related to a web page that a user might enter into a search engine to locate specific information  
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Multiple Element Selector   Multiple single element selectors separated by commas used to identify all the elements to select and apply the same styles to  
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Padding   The spacing that exists between the content of an HTML element and its border  
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Parent Child Element Selector   A single element selector followed by another single element selector, with a space in between, to identify which element to select based upon the relationship between elements and apply styles to  
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Parent Element   An HTML element that is at a level higher than a child HTML element; may control how the child element displays  
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Pseudo-class Selector   A type of selector that uses a keyword placed after a colon to indicate a special state for the element it is applied to; e.g. :hover.  
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Rel Attribute   An HTML attribute used to define the relationship of the target document to the source document  
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Relative Link   A.K.A. Internal links, local links; Link that uses just folder and/or file names to a file or web page as the target source stored in the same location as the source pagec  
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Responsive Web Design   The collection of best practices and processes that allow a website to be used by as many people as possible on any device that they choose.  
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Row Spanning   A table property that allows for the merging of cells within a column across multiple rows  
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Sibling Elements   Two or more HTML elements that appear at the same level within the markup code  
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Text Field   A type of form input that allows a user to enter text on a web page  
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Viewport   The polygonal (e.g. rectangle) area in which a document is viewed, like a browser window  
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