HTML Tutorial 1: Getting Started with HTML5
internal style sheet
A style sheet built into a Web browser.
two-sided tag
A tag that contains both an opening and closing tag, used to mark elements that contain text or another element.
opening tag
A tag that marks that beginning of a two-sided tag.
closing tag
A tag that marks the end of a two-sided tag.
American Standard Code for Information Exchange (ASCII)
A character set used for the alphabet of English characters.
client
A computer or other device that receives a service.
hypertext
A method of organization in which data sources are interconnected through a series of links or hyperlinks that users can activate to jump from one piece of information to another.
client-server network
A network design in which several clients access information from one or more servers.
href
The attribute in the <a> tag that contains the reference or address of the linked document.
Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)
The language of Web pages used to describe the structure of documents through markup tags and create interconnected structures using hyperlinks.
presentational attribute
An HTML attribute designed to indicate how a page element should be rendered by the browser.
presentational element
An HTML element designed to indicate how a page element should be rendered by the browser.
grouping element
An HTML element that contains content that is viewed as a distinct block within the Web page.
structural element
An HTML element that defines the major sections of a Web page.
link element
An HTML element that links the document to an external style sheet file.
hgroup element
An HTML element used to group page headings.
cite element
An HTML element used to mark a citation.
blockquote element
An HTML element used to mark a large section of quoted material.
li element
An HTML element used to mark a list item within an ordered or unordered list.
p element
An HTML element used to mark a paragraph.
address element
An HTML element used to mark address or contact information.
ol element
An HTML element used to mark an ordered list.
ul element
An HTML element used to mark an unordered list.
strong element
An HTML element used to mark strong or bold text.
img element
An HTML element used to mark the location of an inline image.
tag
An HTML object used to mark different Web page elements.
aside element
An HTML structural element that marks extra or side content on the Web page.
header element
An HTML structural element that marks the introduction or header of the Web page.
footer element
An HTML structural element that marks the page footer; usually containing address and summary information.
section element
An HTML structural element used to mark a major section of the Web page.
article element
An HTML structural element used to mark articles or content about a specific area of interest.
comment tag
An HTML tag used to mark comments about the document.
body element
An element in an HTML document containing all of the content that appears in the rendered Web page.
head element
An element in an HTML document containing general information about the document.
empty element
An element that does not contain content.
nested
An element that is enclosed within another element.
heading element
An element used for marking page headings.
title element
An element within the head element used to indicate the page title that will appear in the browser title bar.
Web browser
A device or program that retrieves the page from its Web server and renders it on a computer or another device.
markup language
A language that describes the content and structure of a document by identifying, or tagging, different elements in the document.
Cascading Style Sheet (CSS)
A language used to define styles for HTML page elements.
unordered list
A list in which the items do not follow a sequential order.
ordered list
A list in which the items follow a sequential order.
Document Type Declaration (doctype)
Opening statement in an HTML document that indicates the type of markup language used in the document.
html element
The top element in an HTML document, containing all other elements.
syntax
The rules that govern how code should be entered.
character set
A collection of characters and symbols representing every character that a browser is capable of rendering.
element
A distinct item within a Web page, such as a paragraph, the page heading, or even the entire body of the page itself.
Web page
A document on the World Wide Web.
style sheet
A document that describes how different Web page elements should be rendered.
attribute
A feature of an element that specifies the use, the behavior, and in some cases the appearance of the element.
div element
A generic HTML element used for marking page divisions.
inline element
A text-level element in which the content is placed in line or alongside other element content.
white space
The blank spaces, tabs, and line breaks found within a text file.
type attribute (styles)
When used with the link attribute, it indicates the language of the linked style sheet.