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| Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML) | a meta language used to create other languages, including HTML and XHTML |
| metalanguage | a language used for defining other languages |
| Document Type Definition ( DTD ) | a set of rules contained in a simple text file that defines the structure syntax and vocabulary as it relates to tags and attributes for a corresponding document. Generally specified in a seperate file , which you reference, or declare, at the beginning of each document that you want to conform to the rules. |
| hyperlinks | embedded instructions within a text file that call another location in the file or a seperate file when the link is accessed, usually by a click of the mouse |
| hypertext | any text that appears in a web page |
| hypermedia | an extension of hypertext that includes inages, video, audio, animation and other multimedia data types that can be incorporated into HTML documents |
| tags | pieces of code enclosed in angle brackets that tell the HTML interpreter how to process or display text |
| HTML interpreter | programs that process HTML pages and render them to users as text pages formatted in accordance with th embedded instructions. Also know as Web browsers or any program that can read HTML. |
| HTML 3.2 Standard | older but still fully functional version of HTML |
| HTML 4.01 Standard | contains the latest specifications of HTML and allows you to use CSS and suports multiple spoken languages |
| Extensible Markup Language (XML) | a markup language that describes document content instead of adding structure or formatting to document content. A simplified version of SGML. |
| Extensible Stylesheet Language (XSL) | a style languagethat provides formatting instructions for XML documents |
| client | a individual computer connected to a network. Also a system or application (such as a web browser or user agent) that request services from another computer. |
| Extensible Hypertext Markup Language | the latest formulation of HTML that combines HTML with XML |
| site map | a brief herarchical representation of a web site that enables visitors to quickly identify areas of the site and navigate to them |
| troll | a web user who publishes negative comments or submits feedback to annoy or anger |
| trouble ticket | a record of a problem related to a service provided by an ISP or ASP |
