Glossary

This glossary details the abbreviations and acronyms used through out this website and contains links to further resources for more information.

CSS: Cascading Style Sheets

Language used to describe how a HTML document is styled.

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ECMAScript: European Computer Manufacturers Association

ECMAScript is a scripting programming language.

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HTML: HyperText Markup Language

In computing, HyperText Markup Language is a markup language designed for the creation of web pages with hypertext and other information to be displayed in a web browser.

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UK: United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland occupies part of the British Isles in northwestern Europe, with most of its territory and population on the island of Great Britain.

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W3C: World Wide Web Consortium

An international consortium where Member organisations, a full-time staff, and the public work together to develop Web standards.

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WAI: Web Accessibility Initiative

The Web Accessibility Initiative develops strategies, guidelines, and resources to help make the Web accessible to people with disabilities.

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XHTML: eXtensible HyperText Markup Language

A markup language that has the same expressive possibilities as HTML, but a stricter syntax and an application of XML.

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XML: Extensible Markup Language

A general-purpose markup language for creating special-purpose markup languages with the ability to describe many different kinds of data.

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