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• Glossary of English words

Common

If an element has blue background color it refer something either in the source code of HTML/ XML or CSS (for example A and display). Some of them are common used HTML/ XML or CSS related relative important terms or expressions (for example property). Rest are other indexed words.

Concerning the source code related words I have put at the following way into parenthesis what are the meanings of the listed codes:

• at-rules (CSS).
• attributes of elements (HTML, XHTML and XML)
• elements (HTML, XHTML and XML)
• media types (HTML, XHTML, How to use CSS with XML documents)
• properties (CSS)
• rules (CSS).
• units (CSS).
• values (HTML, XHTML, How to use CSS with XML documents).

The list might have in parenthesis also other informations, which don't directly concern the source code, for example media groups (they are related with media types but they belongs to a little bit different classification and media groups don't any special markup in the source code), Web browsers and computer languages (HTML, XHTML, How to use CSS with XML documents).

Glossary of English words

A

• A (elements) 1, 2
• ABBR, ACRONYM (elements), 1
• absolute (values of properties), absolutely positioned elements, 1, 2
• the adjacent sibling selector 1
• ADDRESS (elements), 1
• all (values of media types for attributes or at-rules), 1
• align (attributes), 1
• anchors, 1, 2, 3
• ancestors, anchestor elements, 1
• alternative style sheets, 1
• APPLET (elements) 1
• at-rule, 1
  • @charset, 1, 2
  • @font-face, 1, 2
  • @import, 1, 2
  • @media, 1
  • @page, 1
• attribute, 1
• attribute What are selectors, classes and id-attributes, 1, 2, 3
• audio rendering, aural (values of media types for attributes or at-rules), aural (media groups), 1, 2
• automatic numbering, 1
• auto (values of:)
  • margin (properties), 1, 2
  • table-layout (properties), 1

B

• B (elements) 1
• BANNER (elements) 1
• background,, background-attachment, background-color, background-image, background-position, background-repeat (properties) 1
• backslash escapes, 1
• baseline (values of properties), 1
• bitmap (media groups), 1
• blink (values), 1
• block box, 1
• block-level element, 1
• BLOCKQUOTE (elements) 1
• BODY (elements) 1
• bold (values), 1
• border (attributes), border, border-color, border-style, border-style, border-width (properties), 1, 2
• border-collapse (properties), 1
• bordercolordark, bordercolorlight (attributes), 1
• border-spacing (properties), 1
• bottom (properties), 1, 2
• BR (elements) 1
• browser, browser detections, 1, 2
• BUTTON (form elements) 1

C

• CAPTION (elements) 1
• caption-side (properties), 1
• cascading order, 1
• case sensitive, 1
• cellspacing (attributes) 1
• center, (values of properties and attributes), 1
• child/ child selector, 1
• CITE (elements) 1
• circle (values of properties), 1
• class (attributes), 1
• clear (properties), 1
• CODE (elements) 1
• COL, COLGROUP (elements), columns, column selectors 1
• collapse (values), 1
• collapsing margins, 1
• colors, color (properties), 1
• comments, 1
• compact (values of properties), 1
• containing block, 1
• content (properties), 1
• content, 1
• content width, 1
• continuous (media groups), 1
• counters, 1
• CSS (CSS1 and CSS2 computer languages and specifications), 1
• CSS3 (computer languages), 1, 2, 3
• cursive (values of properties), 1
• cursor (properties), 1

D

• dashed (values of properties), 1
• decimal (values of properties), 1
• decimal-leading-zero (values of properties), 1
• declaration, 1
• declaration, declaration-block, 1
• default style sheet, 1
• delimiters, 1, 2
• DD, DL, DT (elements), 1
• DEL (elements), 1
• DFN (elements) 1
• DHTML 1, 2
• DIV (elements), 1
• descendant, descendant-What are selectors, classes and id-attributes, 1
• disc (values of properties), 1
• display (properties), 1
• document tree, 1
• DOM, 1, 2
• dotted, double (values of properties), 1
• drop-down menus, dynamic menus, 1
• DTD, 1
• DTD-switch, 1
• dynamic pseudo-classes, 1, 2

E

• ECMAScript (computer languages), 1
• element, 1
  • anchestor element, 1
  • following element, 1
  • preceding element, 1
  • empty element, 1
• em, ex (units), 1
• EM (elements), 1, 2
• EMBED (elements), 1
• embedded style sheets, 1
• empty-cells (properties), 1
• error handling, 1
• event handlers, events, 1
• external style sheets, 1

F

• fantasy (values of properties), 1
• fictional tag sequence, 1
• FIELDSET (elements), 1
• filter (properties),1, 2
• fixed (value of):
  • background-attachment (properties), 1
  • position (properties), 1, 2
  • table-layout (properties), 1
• float (properties), floating elements, 1
• following element, 1
• FONT (elements), 1
• font (properties), 1
• font-family, font-size (properties), 1
• font-size-adjust (properties), 1
• font-stretch, font-style, font-variant, font-weight (properties), 1
• forced line break, 1
• forward-compatible parsing, 1
• FORM (elements), 1
• forms, 1, 2
• fprolloverstyle (attributes), 1
• FRAME, FRAMESET (elements), 1

G

• generated content, 1
• generic font family, 1
• grid (media groups), 1
• groove (values of properties), 1

H

• H1-H6 (heading elements), 1
• HEAD (elements), 1
• height (properties), 1
• hided elements, 1, 2
• hidden (values of):
  • border (properties), 1
  • visibility (properties), 1, 2
• HTML (computer languages), 1, 2
• HTML (elements), 1
• horizontal aligment, 1

I

• I (elements), 1
• id (attributes), 1
• identifier, 1, 2
• IFRAME (elements), 1
• ILAYER (elements), 1, 1
• INPUT (elements), 1, 2
• IMG (element), 1, 2
• important (rules), 1
• in (units), inches, 1
• inherit (values of properties), inheritance, 1
• initial containing block, 1
• initial value, 1
• inline (values of properties), 1
• inline-level element, 1
• inline-table (values of properties), 1
• INS (elements), 1
• inset (values of properties), 1, 2
• interactive (media groups), 1
• internationalization, i18n, 1
• italic (values of properties), 1
• ISINDEX (elements), 1

J

• JavaScript (computer languages), 1, 2

K

• KBD (elements), 1

L

• LABEL, LEGEND (elements), 1
• LAYER (elements) 1, 1
• layout, layout languages 1
• layers, layered elements 1, 1
• left (properties), 1, 2
• letter-spacing (properties), 1
• lists, list items, list bullets, LI (elements), 1, 2, 3
• line, line-height (properties), 1, 2
• LINK (elements), 1
• links, link pseudo-classes, 1, 2
• list-style, list-style-image, list-style-position, list-style-type (properties), 1
• lower-latin, lower-roman (values of properties), 1
• lower-greek (values of properties), 1

M

• margin (properties), 1
• markup, 1
• meta language, 1
• max-height, max-width (properties), 1, 2, 3
• media group, media type, 1
• menus, 1
• Microsoft Internet Explorer, MS IE (Web browsers), 1
• min-height, min-width (properties), 1, 2
• monospace (values of properties), 1
• :-moz-... (rules), -moz-... (properites), 1, 2
• Mozilla, Mozilla Gecko (Web browsers), 1, 2
• MSHTML (computer languages), 1

N

• navigation, 1, 2
• Netscape, Netsape Navigator (Web browsers), 1, 2
• Neoplanet (Web browsers), 1
• none (values of):
  • border-style (properties), 1
  • display (properties), 1

O

• OBJECT (elements), 1
• OL (elements), 1
• onclick,onmouseover, onmouseout (attributes), 1
• opacity (properties), 1, 2
• Opera (Web browsers), 1, 2
• OPTION, OPTGROUP (elements), 1, 2
• outline (properties), 1, 2
• outset (values of properties), 1
• overflow (properties), 1
• overline (values of properties), 1

P

• P (elements), paragraph, 1, 2
• padding (properties), 1
• padding edges, 1
• page-break-after, page-break-before (properties), 1
• page-break-inside (properties), 1, 2
• paged (media groups), 1, 2
• parent element, 1
• pc, pt, px (units), 1
• pixel, px (units), 1
• position (properties), 1, 2
• positioning scheme, 1
• PRE (elements), 1
• preceding element, 1
• print (values of media types for attributes or at-rules), printing, 1, 2, 3
• projection (values of media types for attributes or at-rules), 1, 2, 3
• property, 1
• pseudo-class:
  • :active, 1, 2
  • :first, 1
  • :first-child, 1, 2
  • :focus, 1, 2
  • :hover, 1, 2
  • :lang, 1
  • :left, 1
  • :link, 1, 2
  • :right, 1
  • :visited, 1, 2
• pseudo-element, 1
  • :after, :before, 1, 2
  • :first-letter, :first-line, 1

Q

• Q (elements), 1, 2
• quirks mode, 1
• quotes (properties), 1

R

• radio (values of properties), 1
• RAM, 1
• relative (values of properties), relative positioning, 1
• relative units, 1
• replaced element, 1, 2
• RGB (colors), 1
• ridge (values of properties), 1
• right (properties), 1, 2
• root element, 1
• rule sets, 1
• run-in (values of properties), 1

S

• SAMP (elements), 1
• sans-serif (values of properties), 1
• scrolling, scrollbars, 1
• SELECT (elements), 1, 2
• selector, 1
• separated borders, 1
• serif (values of properties), 1
• SGML, 1
• shadows (for text), 1
• shadows (for elements), 1, 2
• shorthand property, 1
• sibling 1
• size (properties), 1
• slide show, 1, 2
• SPAN (elements), 1
• spacing:
  • letter-spacing, word-spacing (properties), 1
  • border-spacing (properties), cellspacing (attributes) 1
• solid (values of properties), 1
• spefications (CSS), 1, 2
• square (values of properties), 1
• stack level, 1, 2
• standard-compliant mode, standard mode, 1
• statement, 1
• static (media groups), 1
• static (values of properties), 1
• string, 1
• STRONG (elements), 1, 2
• style (attributes), 1
• STYLE (elements), 1
• SUB, SUP (elements), 1
• static (values of properties), 1
• style sheet, 1
• Symbian, Symbian OS (operating systems), 1
• system fonts, 1

T

• TABLE, TD, TH, THEAD, TBODY, TFOOT (elements) 1
• table, table-caption, table-cell, table-column, table-column-group, table-footer-group, table-header-group, table-row, table-row-group (values of properties), 1
• tactile (media groups), 1
• table-layout (properties), 1
• tag, 1
• target (attributes), 1
• text styles, text-align, text-decoration, text-shadow, text-transform (properties), 1, 2
• TEXTAREA (elements) 1, 2
• text-indent (properties), 1
• TITLE (elements) 1
• top (properties), 1, 2
• transparency, 1
• (element) type selector, 1

U

• UA, 1
• UA CSS, 1, 2
• UI CSS, user interface CSS, 1, 2
• UL (elements), 1
• universal selector, 1
• upper-latin, upper-roman (values of properties), 1
• url() (values of)
  • @import (at-rules), 1, 2
  • background-image (properties), 1
• user agent, 1

V

• value, 1
• VAR (elements), 1
• vertical-align (properties), vertical alignment, valign (attributes), 1
• viewport, window, 1
• visibility (properties), 1, 2
• What is the visual formatting model of CSS2, 1, 2
• visual (media groups), 1
• voice (aural rendering), 2

W

• WAP, 1
• weight, 1
• white-space (properties), 1
• width (properties), 1
• word-spacing (properties), 1
• wrap, word wrapping, 1

X

• x-height, 1
• XHTML (computer languages), 1
• XML (computer languages), 1, 2
• XSL (computer languages), 1

Z

• z-index (properties), 1, 2