Glossary

A

absolute path

Paths that contain a complete address that anyone could use to get to a webpage.

See Also relative path.

accessibility

A subset of usability that refers to a website’s suitability for use by anyone, regardless of age or disability.

See Also usability.

alignment

The horizontal placement of a paragraph, specified by using the text-align attribute.

anchor

A marker within an HTML document, roughly analogous to a bookmark in a Microsoft Word document.

argument

See attribute.

attribute

Text within a tag that contains information about how the tag should behave. Sometimes called argument.

B

background image

An image that displays behind the text on a webpage. By default, the image is tiled to fill the page, and scrolls with the page.

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