Glossary of Web Development Terms
- Total Width
- The combination of the value of the width property, widths of left and right padding, and the left and right borders. For more information read up on the Box Models.
- Layers
- Common term for absolute positioning. It's also the name of a Netscape 4 proprietary element.
Abbreviations of Commonly used Terms
| Abbreviations | Full Name |
|---|---|
| HTML | Hyper-Text Markup Language |
| XHTML | eXtensible Hyper-Text Markup Language |
| XML | eXtensible Markup Language |
| X/HTML or (X)HTML | HTML and/or XHTML |
| X(HT)ML | XML and/or XHTML |
| CSS | Cascading Style Sheets |
| JS | JavaScript |
| PHP | recursive acronym for PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor |
| ASP | Active Server Pages |
| JSP | JavaServer Pages |
Last update: 2007-02-07