HTML

Martin M. (Czechia)
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  1. angle bracket
    an L-shaped metal bracket
    HTML tags are keywords (tag names) surrounded by angle brackets like <html>
  2. markup language
    a set of symbols and rules for their use when doing a markup of a document
    HTML stands for Hyper Text Markup Language.
  3. HTML
    a set of tags and rules (conforming to SGML) for using them in developing hypertext documents
    HTML is a language for describing web pages.
  4. web page
    a document connected to the World Wide Web and viewable by anyone connected to the internet who has a web browser
    HTML documents describe web pages.
  5. markup
    the amount added to the cost to determine the asking price
    A markup language is a set of markup tags.
  6. tag
    a small piece of cloth or paper
    HTML tags are keywords (tag names) surrounded by angle brackets like <html>
  7. browser
    a viewer who looks around casually without seeking anything
    The purpose of a web browser (Chrome, Internet Explorer, Firefox) is to read HTML documents and display them as web pages.
  8. Explorer
    a commercial browser
    The purpose of a web browser (Chrome, Internet Explorer, Firefox) is to read HTML documents and display them as web pages.
  9. web
    an intricate network suggesting something that was formed by weaving or interweaving
    HTML documents are also called web pages.
  10. syntax
    the study of the rules for forming admissible sentences
    The <!DOCTYPE html> declaration is the syntax for the latest generation HTML - HTML5.
  11. document
    a representation of a person's thinking with symbolic marks
    The DOCTYPE declaration defines the document type
  12. page
    one side of one leaf of a book or other document
    The text between <body> and </body> is the visible page content.
  13. paragraph
    one of several distinct subdivisions of a text
    The text between <p> and </p> is displayed as a paragraph.
  14. text
    the words of something written
    HTML documents contain HTML tags and plain text.
  15. display
    something intended to communicate a particular impression
    The browser does not display the HTML tags, but uses the tags to interpret the content of the page.
  16. element
    a substance that cannot be separated into simpler substances
    an HTML element is everything between the start tag and the end tag, including the tags
  17. heading
    a line of text indicating what the passage below it is about
    The text between <h1> and </h1> is displayed as a heading.
  18. interpret
    make sense of; assign a meaning to
    The browser does not display the HTML tags, but uses the tags to interpret the content of the page.
  19. declaration
    a statement that is emphatic and explicit
    The DOCTYPE declaration defines the document type.
  20. language
    a means of communicating by the use of sounds or symbols
    HTML is a language for describing web pages.
  21. content
    satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are
    The purpose of the tags are to describe page content.
  22. start
    take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
    The first tag in a pair is the start tag, the second tag is the end tag.
  23. pair
    a set of two similar things considered as a unit
    HTML tags normally come in pairs like <b> and </b>
  24. end
    either extremity of something that has length
    The first tag in a pair is the start tag, the second tag is the end tag.
  25. plain
    simple
    HTML documents contain HTML tags and plain text
  26. name
    a language unit by which a person or thing is known
    The end tag is written like the start tag, with a forward slash before the tag name.
  27. head
    the upper part of the human body or the body in animals
    The text between <h1> and </h1> is displayed as a heading.
Created on June 1, 2012 (updated June 1, 2012)

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