A statically typed, free-form, multi-paradigm, compiled, general-purpose programming language. google · wikipedia
CSS or Cascading Style Sheets
Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) is a style sheet language used to describe the presentation semantics (the look and formatting) of a document written in a markup language such as HTML. w3schools · wikipedia
Cross-browser
Cross-browser capability allows a website or web application to be properly rendered by all browsers. wikipedia
Element
What most know as a "tag" WHATWG and W3C call an "element". I have adopted the common practice of using them interchangeably when in fact I probably shouldn't. Actually an "element" has opening and closing "tags". For example the p "element" has an opening "tag": <p> and a closing "tag": </p>.
Googlebot
The search bot software used by Google, which collects documents from the web to build a searchable index for the Google search engine. wikipedia · google
Hosting service
Web hosting services "hosts" web sites on servers to make them accessible to the world via the Web. wikipedia
Hyperlink or Link
A clickable navigation element on a webpage. The most common destination anchor is a URL used in the World Wide Web. wikipedia · about.com
When an HTTP client (generally a Web browser) requests a URL that points to a directory structure instead of an actual Web page within the directory, the Web server will generally serve a general page, which is often referred to as a main or "index" page. wikipedia · wikipedia
Internet Protocol or IP address
The Internet Protocol (IP) is the method or protocol by which data is sent from one computer to another on the Internet. wikipedia · techtarget
Javascript
A scripting programming language most commonly used to add interactive features to webpages. wiktionary.org · wikipedia
Kilobyte or kB
A unit of memory or data equal to 1,024 bytes. wikipedia
Markup Language
A markup language is a language that annotates text so that the computer can manipulate the text. about.com · wikipedia
Modem
A voiceband modem turns the digital data of a personal computer into analog audio signals that can be transmitted over a telephone line. wikipedia
PHP
PHP is a general-purpose server-side scripting language originally designed for Web development to produce dynamic Web pages. wikipedia · php.net/faq
Pixel
Short for "picture element", a pixel is a single point in a graphic image. wikipedia· webopedia
Programming Language
A programming language is an artificial language designed to communicate instructions to a computer. wikipedia
SEO
Search Engine Optimization – designing pages to rank high in search engine results. wikipedia · google
Server
A computer where you store a Web site, usually rented from a hosting service. wikipedia
Source Code
To view a page's source code in IE on a PC click "View" and then "Source" and the code should open in a new window. Select it all, copy it and paste it into Notepad or some text editor. In Firefox click "View" and then "Page Source" and it should open in a new window. If you have any problems or are in a different browser search "source code" in help.
Style sheet
Web style sheets are a form of separation of presentation and content for web design in which the markup (i.e., HTML or XHTML) of a webpage contains the page's semantic content and structure, but does not define its visual layout (style). wikipedia
Universal Character Set
The Universal Character Set, defined by the International Standard ISO/IEC 10646, Information technology – Universal multiple-octet coded character set is a standard set of characters upon which many character encodings are based. google · wikipedia · oxford
UNIX
UNIX is a multitasking, multi-user computer operating system originally developed in 1969 by a group of AT&T employees. wikipedia
URL or Uniform Resource Locator
A Uniform Resource Locator (URL) specifies where an identified resource is available and the mechanism for retrieving it. wikipedia · about.com
W3C
The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) is the main international standards organization for the World Wide Web. www.w3.org · wikipedia · w3.org
web browser or user agent
e.g. Mosaic, Netscape, IE, Firefox, Chrome, Safari etc. google · wikipedia
WHATWG
The Web Hypertext Application Technology Working Group, or WHATWG, is a community of people interested in evolving HTML and related technologies. www.whatwg.org · wikipedia · whatwg.org
WYSIWYG
"What You See Is What You Get" - HTML editors in which one creates the page visually and the editor generates the code. wikipedia
