A list that is used for items that do not follow a defined sequential order. Example: <ul><li>item one</li><li>item two</li></ul>
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Description list
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A list of terms and matching descriptions. Example:
<dl>
<dt>term one</dt>
<dd>description one</dd>
<dt>term two</dt
<dd>descripton two</dd>
</dl>
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Network
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A structure in which information and services are shared among devices known as nodes or hosts
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Some common Pseudo Classes:
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:hover an element is hovered
:visited visited link
:link not yet visited link
:nth-last-of-type()
:first-of-type
:last-of-type
:first-line
:first-letter
:before
:after
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Browser styles
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A style built into the web browser itself.
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Leading
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A measure of the amount of space between lines of text, set using the line-height property.
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Pseudo-class
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A classification of an element based on its current status, position, or use in the document.
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Server
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A host that provides information or a service to other devices on the network.
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Element attributes
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The part of an element that provides information to the browser about the purpose of the element or how the element should be handled by the browser.
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Hanging indent
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A layout in which the first line extends to the left of the block.
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Web browser
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A software program that retrieves and displays web pages.
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Padding space
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The part of the box model that extends from the element content to the element border.
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Hypertext
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A method of organizing information in which data sources are interconnected through a series of hyperlinks that users activate to jump from one data source to another.
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Character encoding
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The process by which the computer converts text into a sequence of bytes and then converts those bytes back into characters. Example: <meta charset="utf8" />
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Empty elements
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An element that is either nontextual or contains directives to the browser about how the page should be treated. Example: <element />
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User-defined styles
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A style defined by the user based on settings made in configuring the browser.
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Dynamic pseudo-class
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A pseudo-class based on the actions of the user within the element. Pseudo-element - An object that exists only in the rendered page.
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Inline images
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An image that is placed, like text-level elements, in line with the surrounding content. Example: <img src="filename" alt="alternate text" />
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Web servers
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A server that makes web pages accessible to the network.
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CSS at-rule
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CSS rule that directs how the browser should interpret and parse the CSS code. Example: @charset "utf-8";
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Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
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A standard address format used to link to a variety of resource documents.
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Hyperlinks
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A link within a hypertext document that can be activated to access a data source.
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Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
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A style sheet language supported by the W3C and used in web page design.
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Internet
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A wide area network incorporating an almost uncountable number of networks and hosts across the world. The largest WAN in existence.
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Box model
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A layout model in which element content is surrounded by padding, border, and margin spaces.
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Pseudo-element
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An object that exists only in the rendered page.
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Local area network (LAN)
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A network confined to a small geographic area, such as within a building or department.
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Kerning
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measures the amount of space between characters.
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Navigation list
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An unordered list of hypertext links placed within the nav element.
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Client
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A device that receives network information or services
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Style rule
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CSS code that sets the display properties of a page element.
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Nested lists
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A list that is placed inside another list.
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Structural pseudo-class
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A pseudo-class based on the element's location within the structure of the HTML document.
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Metadata
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Content that describes the document or provides information about how the document should be processed by the browser.
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Element tag
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The fundamental building block of an HTML file, used to mark every document element. Example: <tag></tag>
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External styles
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A style created by the page author and placed into a CSS file and linked to the page.
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Margin space
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The part of the box model that surrounds the element border, extending to the next element.
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Tracking
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A measure of the amount of space between words, set using the word-spacing property.
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Wide area network (WAN)
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A network that covers a wide area, such as several buildings or cities.
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Ordered lists
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A list that is used for items that follow some defined sequential order. Example: <ol> <li>item one</li><li>item two</li></ol>
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Hosts
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Any network device that is capable of sending and/or receiving data electronically
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World Wide Web
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The totality of interconnected hypertext documents on the Internet.
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HTML (Hypertext Markup Language)
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A markup language that supports the tagging of distinct document elements and connecting documents through hypertext links.
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<!doctype type>
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The first line in an HTML file is the document type declaration or doctype, which is a processing instruction indicating the markup language used in the document.