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CSCI 1720

Intermediate Web

Terminology

Any technology comes equipped with its own set of specialized terms. Web development is no different. Listed here are terms you should know. This is a living document, so new terms may be added as time goes on

We'll have several vocabulary assignments over the course of the semester, based on this list

  1. API
  2. attribute
  3. backend
  4. Boolean attribute
  5. Visual Studio Code project
  6. Bootstrap
  7. browser
  8. bug/debug
  9. class
  10. client/server architecture
  11. client-side processing
  12. closing tag
  13. code hint
  14. comment
  15. contextual selectors (combinators)
  16. contrast
  17. cross-browser compatibility
  18. CSS
  19. CSS animation
  20. CSS colors
  21. CSS declaration
  22. CSS - embedded
  23. CSS - external
  24. CSS - inline
  25. CSS rule
  26. CSS validation
  27. deploy
  28. developer tools
  29. directory
  30. DOCTYPE declaration
  31. document root directory
  32. DOM
  33. domain name
  34. DNS
  35. HTML element
  36. ECMA
  37. ECMA Script
  38. external style sheet
  39. file system
  40. FileZilla
  41. Flexbox
  42. font
  43. font family
  44. frontend
  45. FTP
  46. FTP client
  47. Gestalt Web Design
  48. GIMP
  49. hierarchy
  50. HTML
  51. HTML document
  52. HTML tag
  53. HTML validation
  54. HTTP
  55. HTTP request
  56. HTTP response
  57. hypertext
  58. id
  59. IDE
  60. Internet
  61. Internet client
  62. Internet protocol
  63. image optimization
  64. intranet
  65. IP address
  66. ISP
  67. JavaScript
  68. JavaScript - Asynchronous
  69. JavaScript console
  70. JavaScript document.getElementById()
  71. JavaScript dot notation
  72. JavaScript engine
  73. JavaScript event listener
  74. JavaScript function
  75. JavaScript let
  76. JavaScript object
  77. JavaScript var
  78. jQuery
  79. JSON
  80. key (as in key/value)
  81. LAN
  82. mission statement
  83. nested elements
  84. network
  85. opening tag
  86. page headers
  87. parent/child
  88. path
  89. persona
  90. PHP
  91. profile
  92. property
  93. protocol
  94. pseudo-class
  95. publish
  96. render (a web page)
  97. Sass
  98. sans-serif
  99. selector
  100. SEO
  101. serif
  102. server-side processing
  103. static web page
  104. style
  105. style sheet
  106. syntax
  107. targeted user groups
  108. template
  109. testing
  110. text editor
  111. TLD
  112. tree
  113. typography
  114. UI
  115. URL
  116. usable
  117. usability
  118. user accessibility
  119. user-centric design
  120. utility
  121. UX
  122. value (as in key/value)
  123. W3C
  124. WAN
  125. WDLC
  126. web application
  127. web browser
  128. web hosting
  129. web server
  130. whitespace
  131. WWW
  132. XHTML