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- anchor
- The HTML element responsible for making hyperlinks.
- applet
- A self-contained, mini-executable program, such as one written in the Java programming language.
- attribute
- Parameters that extend or modify an HTML element
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B
- backend
- Aspects of a web site that pertain to functions that take place on the server
- bit depth
- A measurement of colors based on the number of bits alloted by the file or system
- browser
- The client software that requests and displays web pages.
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- cache
- Temporary storage area that browsers use for downloaded documents
- CGI
- Common Gateway Interface, a mechanism for communication between the web server and other programs running on the server
- codec
- An algorithm used by media files for compressing and decompressing data
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- dithering
- The approximation of a color by mixing pixels of similar colors that are available in the image or system palette.
- Document Type Definition (DTD)
- An XML document that defines every element and attribute for a markup language.
- domain name
- A name that corresponds to a specific IP address.
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