C: Glossary in Java

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syntax: Literally, the formal rules for how to speak But In this book, we use syntax to describe the rules that govern how HTML markup looks and behaves within HTML documents The real syntax definition for HTML comes from the SGML Document Type Definition (DTD) syntax checker: A program that checks a particular HTML document s markup against the rules that govern its use; a recommended part of the testing regimen for all HTML documents tag: The formal name for a piece of HTML markup that signals a command of sorts, usually enclosed in angle brackets (< >) template: Literally, a model to imitate, we use the term template in this book to describe the skeleton of a Web page, including the HTML for its heading and footer, and a consistent layout and set of navigation elements text document: A data file that includes only text characters from welldefined and usually restrictive character data sets (such as 7- or 8-bit ASCII, or ISO-Latin-1) thumbnail: A miniature rendering of a graphical image, used as a link to the full-size version title: The text supplied to a Web page s title bar when displayed, used as data in many Web search engines transparency: A technique for editing images for use on a Web page that permits the image to blend in with the surrounding page background Whichever color or colors are designated as transparent allow the page to show through URL (Uniform Resource Locator): The primary naming scheme used to identify Web resources, URLs define the protocols to use, the domain name of the Web server where a resource resides, the port address to use for communication, and a directory path to access named Web files or resources user interface: The overall design of your site Sometimes Abbreviated as UI valid: Code that follows all the syntax rules defined in a document type definition, allowing the document to pass through a validator program with no errors validation: The process of comparing a document to a set of document rules, in this context a DTD variable: A named value in a programming language such as JavaScript that programs manipulate using operators, and/or within expressions

W3C (abbreviation for World Wide Web Consortium): The international standards body that s charged with custody over the specifications for important Web markup languages, including CSS, HTML, XML, and XHTML, among many others Web: Also called the World Wide Web, WWW, or W3 The complete collection of all Web servers available on the Internet, which comes as close to containing the sum of human knowledge as anything we ve ever seen Web pages: Synonym for HTML documents, we use Web pages in this book to refer to sets of related, interlinked HTML documents, usually produced by a single author or organization Web server: A computer, usually on the Internet, that plays host to httpd and related Web-service software Web site: An addressed location, usually on the Internet, that provides access to the set of Web pages that correspond to the URL for a given site; thus a Web site consists of a Web server and a named collection of Web documents, both accessible through a single URL well-formed document: An HTML document that adheres to the rules that make it easy for a computer to interpret white space: The breathing room on a page, white space refers to parts of a display or document unoccupied by text or other visual elements A certain amount of white space is essential to make documents attractive and readable WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get): Text editors or other layout tools (such as HTML authoring tools) that try to show their users on-screen how final, finished documents will look XHTML (Extensible Hypertext Markup Language): The reformulation of HTML 40 as an application of XML 10 XML (Extensible Markup Language): A system for defining, validating, and sharing document formats