Glossary
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- DTD (Document Type Definition)
A DTD outlines the rules of a particular document structure. It lists the elements, attributes, and entities in a document and it defines the relationships between the different elements and attributes.
- Extensible
Capable of being extended. A program or system that can be added to and modified in the future.
- Global CSS Files
Global CSS files are separate CSS files (not CSS that is part of an HTML file) that are referenced and apply to all of the pages on a Web site. Often global CSS files will include colour font and layout information that apply throughout a Web site.
- Hosting
Web hosts offer their clients a space on a Web server (or an entire Web server) for a Web site. This Web server can be accessed by users who visit the client's Web site by typing in a domain name.
- HTML (HyperText Mark-up Language}
HTML is a simple mark-up language used to create hypertext documents that are can be read on any computer. HTML documents are SGML documents.
- Internationalization
Internationalization (often abbreviated to i18n) is the effort to make the Web available to everyone regardless of location.
- ISP (Internet Service Provider or Service Provider)
ISPs offer their clients access to and a presence on the Internet.
- Mark-up Language
A mark-up language is a language that “marks-up” the text of a document by putting tags around content to describe what that content is and how to display it. HTML, XHTML and CSS allow an author to indicate each element in a document — what it is and what it should look like — those instructions are interpreted by a Web browser or other user agent and displayed on a device for the user.
- Pixel-perfect Design
A term used to describe a Web page design that does not allow for flexibility such as different monitor and window sizes, font sizes or other differences in user agents.
- PNG (Portable Network Graphics)
Also known as PNG is Not GIF. PNG is a graphic file format that was developed in the mid-90s in response to patent problems with GIF files and therefore PNG is not patented. PNG has additional features including, alpha transparency, gamma correction, faster interlacing, slightly better lossless compression and more. Some browsers do not support the PNG file format.
