Monday, December 22, 2008

HTML Glossary Terms

HTML - Hypertext Markup Language. The language used to write Web page

XHTML - Extensible HTML

HTTP - Hypertext Transfer Protocol. The set of rules used to exchange information on the Web. When seen as part of a URL, it tells the user-agent what protocol to use to gather the data for display/use.

GIF - A graphic format suited for flat color images and drawings. Created by CompuServ and often used for animated images on the Web. An acronym that stands for Graphics Interchange Format.


URL - URL stands for Uniform Resource Locator. It is the address of a document or other resource on the Internet.

Meta - elements used to provide a structured metadata about a web page.

link - a web browser for sites systems.

script - a set of symbols in a writing system

body - contains all the cotents of an HTML file

ul - an unorder list, for instance bullet points

li - used in both ordered and unordered lists.

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